Get your glasses checked, ump!! He was out by a mile!
by vawendy

Comment by teranb:
Candid or staged? Looks real and I like the catch!

All dressed up and nowhere to go
by vawendy

Comment by Melethia:
He definitely has an unusual pose going! He almost looks like he's lit from underneath - those front feathers are almost glowing, which is really quite striking. I suspect scorewise folks didn't think a bird was all that unusual of an object.

The Sentry
by vawendy

Comment by Melethia:
Very elegant, good exposure control, very crisp and clean detail on the feathers, and you've gotta love that regal pose! I can see just a wee bit of splotchy in the background - in my experience results from converting an ultra blue sky to B&W (and I've no good advice on how to avoid that).

Mramba
by vawendy

Comment by SJCarter:
Wonderful capture and great message! Very nice work. 9

All dressed up and nowhere to go
by vawendy

Comment by JuliBoc:
Fun hair-do and odd pose. Too bad the focus didn't come out sharper.

I have a lot of trouble getting tack sharp focus with my 70-300 lens too, unless I use a tripod. I am disappointed in the image stabilization, because wildlife is why I bought the lens, and I don't use a tripod for that. However my top rated photo, with a yellow ribbon, was taken with that lens using a tripod, so it is capable of good things.

Get your glasses checked, ump!! He was out by a mile!
by vawendy

Comment by Connor:
lol, amazing shot, love it, it made me lough, i really hope this picture does well, i've got an idea who's picture this is

10

Wait, wait... OK, how tall am I now??
by vawendy

Comment by Greetmir:
ROFLMAO!!! NICE one Wendy!

Message edited by author 2009-06-08 12:06:59.

Get your glasses checked, ump!! He was out by a mile!
by vawendy

Comment by kellymulyca:
I love this one.

All dressed up and nowhere to go
by vawendy

Comment by Judi:
My eye keeps being drawn to the eye...but the facial area is out of focus...as is raised foot...which is really distracting. Plus, I think people were looking for something out of the ordinary, subject wise.

Get your glasses checked, ump!! He was out by a mile!
by vawendy

Comment by Sioux:
Don't know if you set that up or not, but I think it is fantastic! Would like a little less shadow on the boy's face. Gets a 10 from me :)