Portrait of a Flower named Persephone
by vawendy

Comment by kanaj:
I really dig this, conceptually. It's like the bug "snuck" into the frame at the last minute! Visually, I'm about 90% of the way where I think you are headed. Something about the distribution of DOF across the frame doesn't quite work for me--not enough to make it ineffective, though. (I'm kinda distracted, though, by whatever is creating that thin perfectly vertical white line to left of the bug.)

At any rate, a really fine, standout entry in the challenge for me!

The Meeting Place
by vawendy

Comment by glad2badad:
The birds in the trees really make this interesting.

Theodore
by vawendy

Comment by neenee1999:
Beautiful!! Congrats!

70 Wingbeats per Second
by vawendy

Comment by Barroness:
This is unreal, so beautiful, over the top.

Theodore
by vawendy

Comment by Barroness:
Wendy this is an unusual capture and beautifully presented. These little birds rarely stay still. I see them usually in high branches for safety.
Congratulations on this beautifully composed natural image, the background along with the birds coloration work stunningly together.

Theodore
by vawendy

Comment by bassbone:
Great image Wendy. Congrats on the Yellow!

Theodore
by vawendy

Comment by Ragga2000:
Ohmy!! Perfect background, colors and bird.
This is a 10 from me. (Could crop a little closer to the birt but that is just a matter of taste)..

Well done!

Theodore
by vawendy

Comment by glad2badad:
So stoic looking. :-)

Portrait of a Flower named Persephone
by vawendy

Comment by MaryO:
With a buggy photobomb.

The Meeting Place
by vawendy

Comment by nam:
Dreamy. It's really hard to believe you didn't deliberately assemble this creation - the setting with the trees and all the birds perched in them in the background, the swan pair pose, the soft tones and misty look (which could be masterful editing but is perfect for the mood) . . . Wow. One of my 10's. Voted earlier.