'Ashby'
by anniek

Comment by tanguera:
Cool! I just noticed that that top cloud is shaped like Mexico!

Waxwing - centre stage...
by anniek

Comment by bvy:
He looks so regal. Perfect composition. Great colors.

Waxwing - centre stage...
by anniek

Comment by KarenNfld:
Beautiful photo of a beautiful bird.

Waxwing - centre stage...
by anniek

Comment by annig:
almost Audubon-esque in its rendering.. very well done!

Jewels amongst the leaf litter
by anniek

Comment by pixelpig:
Beautiful. And beautifully done. All the flowers are sharp & crisp against the dull brown leaf litter. Sounds simple, but it isn't. It could be that the reason why the votes were mostly in the middle is that people have seen just exactly this flash of color in the spring & have a picture of it in their memory, so it's familiar. Wish it had done better, but oh well. I was your other 10, I love it.

Jewels amongst the leaf litter
by anniek

Comment by Ja-9:
love Crocus', don't get them here in the South...sigh

Jewels amongst the leaf litter
by anniek

Comment by bohemka:
Lovely. Beautiful colors and incredible sharpness. Excellent focal depth to get all the flowers but avoid the background. Nice contrast between the vibrant petals and the dead leaves.

Jewels amongst the leaf litter
by anniek

Comment by clmadden:
Lovely curve here and welcomed subject.

Jewels amongst the leaf litter
by anniek

Comment by MaryO:
Nice contrast with the sharp pastel flowers and the basckground of dead, colorless leaves.

Jewels amongst the leaf litter
by anniek

Comment by wyverndragon:
Beautiful. Gorgeous color.

In tone though, I feel I want more separation between the foreground and background tones. It doesn't catch my attention in the top half of the image, but the bottom left corner the background leaves seem over bright.