Monopoly
by Lydia

Comment:
Great image here. My favorite. The angle and the lighting really make the game pieces pop. Just counted the move of the car and yes - it hits Boardwalk for a huge rent payment. It is the little things that elevate this, such as the angles of the pieces and the sloppy placement of the two decks of cards.

High Score!
by nickyb

Comment:
Simple, yet super effective. The low angle really shows the power of the punch and also allows us to see the determination on his face. There is a bit of visual clutter in the scene that detracts a little. Just noticed the Mickey t-shirt - great!

Family Game Night: I knew there would be...
by Art Roflmao

Comment:
Evil and disgusting - I love it! The angle and the lighting are top notch. I hear that playing Trouble for the rent money is a bad idea. My only nit is the black marks on the left bills, as it seems out of place with all the red blood.

Caribbean Flamingo Preening
by bobnospum

Comment:
The color is pumped up a bit as I shot in raw and that is always a bit muted. Adding in contrast to bring out the feather details also darkens the color as well. Keep in mind the body is mostly pink and the neck is the deeper red. This close-up pose really has a lot of the neck, hence the red dominates. Traditional full body poses highlight the pink, which is why they are commonly called pink flamingos. I was real lucky and got great sunshine on them. Later in the day as I shot other animals it was a dull gray overcast.

Caribbean Flamingo Preening
by bobnospum

Comment:

Originally posted by ErinKirsten: Beautiful photo-great brightness with balanced exposure. What would have (for me) taken this photo to another level is a complimentary colored background...

Thanks. Something I shall keep in mind for future shots. I tend to be pretty conservative on my nature shot as my home photo club has really strict rules on their "nature" category and I am in the mindset by default.

No Title
by Bear_Music

Comment:
Love the backlighting here as it shows all the details in the feather. Not sure whether this is found or created, but a green (grass or similar) background may have given it more pop, rather than the sort of brown on brown it has now.

Plumage
by roz

Comment:
Well composed and nice and sharp. The subject is nicely framed by the greenery as well as the obvious branches. Great use of DOF. The tail feather needs a little more room as it merges with the bottom edge.

Goose
by DistantColours

Comment:
Interesting composition. Without the title to guide it would be very abstract. The lighting here is great.

Awry
by posthumous

Comment:
I really like the composition on this one with the angles and such. It is very abstract and interesting to explore. That said without an main subject it lacks the impact of some of the other images in the challenge.

Enter Here
by PennyStreet

Comment:
I like all the colors and the angle that you picked for lights/shadows. Without a dominant subject that is framed by foreground or background objects, the link to the challenge topic is less than other images.