At the salon
by vawendy

Comment by CoreyFitz:
I like this, bright colors, sharp, tells a story. Nice capture 8

funnky-heron-in-fog.jpg
by vawendy

Comment by aliqui:
He looks positively wicked. Your other shot is the more typical kind, and this is one many would have trashed because he didn't look "perfect".

I would suggest completely dropping the contrast though. The foreground branch in the lower right corner is really distracting, as the bushy bit on the left. I think if you grey everything out the heron will almost appear closer, and he definitely won't be fighting for attention from objects. Those objects will just be shapes if you take away their contrast and texture, which in this case would be an asset. I'd almost suggest cloning the bottom right branch out to create a more simplified flow.

I just noticed the arrow his body is making pointing down. Now if an Arrow challenge comes up I'm going to find myself stalking herons for a week trying to get them to make that shape with their bodies, heh.

funnky-heron-in-fog.jpg
by vawendy

Comment by TrollMan:
Nice profile! Looks like he's in the act of swallowing a fish.

At the salon
by vawendy

Comment by kiwinick:
well done this made me smile. Its almost a Norman Rockwell idea 8

The old barn door
by vawendy

Comment by Ammie:
Good shot

A Study in Red #23
by vawendy

Comment by bassbone:
Very graphic in feel - good stuff and i like how you stepped outside the comfort zone for this

The old barn door
by vawendy

Comment by npasel:
Much better processing than most entries.

The old barn door
by vawendy

Comment by MaryO:
Like the "EEP" sign ;-) Nicely decrepit scene.

At the salon
by vawendy

Comment by MilesW:
Fantastic retro feel to the shot. Both poses are perfect and I love the slight rebellious look to the boy with a smart shirt ("my mother made me wear this") but the casual trainers and white socks.
Great crop on the right, allowing some depth to show but pegging the eye to the front with the table and glass.
The image as a whole tells the story, no title required. That's my measure of a great photo.

I hate it when it rains on my lunch
by vawendy

Comment by snaffles:
poor drenched vulture!