The Valley Underneath
by Ammie

Comment by RianBotes:
This can only be Amanda. Man I must come visit you. You are so previledged with this and so are your dogs to be able to run free in this open wide spaces. Nice pic also by the way. Would like to see a little more depth in this and also teh twig is a bit of a bother. Im not sure but is the horizon level? Small little things that brings this down to a 7 on my voting. Im out of any challenge for a while.

Butcher Bird's Handiwork
by Ammie

Comment by Ammie:

Originally posted by RianBotes: Goed gesien en goeie werk hier. Ek hou van die beligting en kleure werk goed saam. Sommiges mag dalk se dat die "hot spots' op regterkant trek aandag af maar eintlik werk dit goed saam met die komposisie in die geval. Ek dink die realiteit van die foto was miskien een te veel vir meeste mense wat stem in 'n Free study want die foto is verseker 'n baie hoër punt werd. Groetnis

Dankie Rian, groete.

Butcher Bird's Handiwork
by Ammie

Comment by Ammie:

Originally posted by FrankRobinson: Yet another example of a really good shot getting hammered because the voters are squeamish about the subect matter. Sorry about that! I gave this a 9 and reckon it should have finished at least a full point higher.

Thank you Frank, and yes not your ordinary pretty landscape picture but photojournalism. I refuse to be put in a box just for a high score although I prefer to shoot landscapes I shoot as many subjects as possible. Thank you once again for your comment.

Butcher Bird's Handiwork
by Ammie

Comment by FrankRobinson:
Yet another example of a really good shot getting hammered because the voters are squeamish about the subect matter. Sorry about that! I gave this a 9 and reckon it should have finished at least a full point higher.

Butcher Bird's Handiwork
by Ammie

Comment by RianBotes:
Goed gesien en goeie werk hier. Ek hou van die beligting en kleure werk goed saam. Sommiges mag dalk se dat die "hot spots' op regterkant trek aandag af maar eintlik werk dit goed saam met die komposisie in die geval. Ek dink die realiteit van die foto was miskien een te veel vir meeste mense wat stem in 'n Free study want die foto is verseker 'n baie hoër punt werd.
Groetnis

Butcher Bird's Handiwork
by Ammie

Comment by David Ey:
I didn't know they were meat eaters.

Butcher Bird's Handiwork
by Ammie

Comment by MaryO:
:-(

Butcher Bird's Handiwork
by Ammie

Comment by Olyuzi:
Great bokeh!

Butcher Bird's Handiwork
by Ammie

Comment by bvy:
Yikes!

Butcher Bird's Handiwork
by Ammie

Comment by RianBotes:
Interesting. Never seen this before. Stark take and the pic/comp emphasises this. Nice