Falling From Flight
by Shannon

Comment:
That nice, delicate feather and that horrible obtrusive blocky border. Shame. Score: 7
Without border, score maybe: 9
Nice use of negative space.

Future Pilot
by Sonifo

Comment:
Nice shot, very well exposed. Great sky. One small quibble... I'd have lowered or raised the shot so the horizon did't cut across his torso. I also think a tighter crop would have worked better. 8

Flight over water
by PaulMdx

Comment:
Very, very nice. Not sure about the crop though... the ratio of bird to water doesn't balance for me. Either a much tighter crop, or more water to the right could have worked I think. Maybe rotating the shot so the bird is flying more toward the upper right hand corner could have made this more effective. Beautiful textures captured in the water. 6

Morning Flight
by MikeO

Comment:
This doesn't work for me centred in the frame. Maybe rule of thirds could have helped? A little underexposed for my taste. 5

Silhouette
by Everyday Renee

Comment:
Beautiful sky, but the birds don't take up enough of the frame for this to work for me. Shame about the burnt out highlights at the bottom of the frame. 6

Pigeons
by rickhd13

Comment:
An interesting effect, but the composition of the pigeons looks random and chaotic. I like the use of contrast and grain. 6

In Flight
by WILDBLUE

Comment:
I wonder why you chose to place the plane in the centre of the frame? This is usually not a good place to put your subject, and I really don't think it works here. If it was on the right, it would make sense as the negative space would exist compositionally for it to fly into. The clouds don't seem to work as a compositional device either, and look accidental here. For a stronger shot, an additional element is needed, such as an interesting cloud formation, sunset, or foreground element. 5

Dreams of a Nut - Absurd
by tarique

Comment:
This was the first shot that came up when I started voting. Things went rapidly downhill! Very inventive shot, original is an understatement. SUPERB use of light and shadow, the composition is excellent. 10

Jack
by Tarbini

Comment:
My favourite shot this challenge, just fantastic. Beautiful textures, colours and use of light. Although the cat's face is JUST out of focus, this looks deliberate and is very effective. The sharp focus of the material in the foreground looks great, especially with such a narrow dof. If only every pet picture this challenge had such a thought out background. Everything is exposed perfectly, difficult given the large range of tones here. Well done. 10

Watching the world go by
by robsmith

Comment:
Beautiful... unusual but effective composition, great light and shadow, good use of duotone with a well chosen hue. This photo evokes a wonderful mood. I won't be surprised to see this win a ribbon. 10