Becoming One
by BuddyBaum

Comment by mindylue:
Beautiful Sharp picture! I love the leading lines! Great Job!

February Moon Rise
by BuddyBaum

Comment by BuddyBaum:
I felt the same way Neat, I thought it'd at least be top 50, but it happens, I still like the shot :-)

February Moon Rise
by BuddyBaum

Comment by Neat:
I just went back to see how this fared, wow, you were robbed, thought this would at least get in the top 10. Only 2 10's ???

Feline Fatale
by BuddyBaum

Comment by onepurplerose:
The kitty is adorable, and I love the blue eyes!

Feline Fatale
by BuddyBaum

Comment by mariuca:
A painterly photograph. Reminded me instantly of one of Goya's cats, well, Manuel's de Zuniga. Truly one of my top 10 favorite images here.
I found a tiny picture of Goya's cat:
Did not realize that I cannot attach here an image, but here is a link: //www.metmuseum.org/toah/works-of-art/49.7.41

Feline Fatale
by BuddyBaum

Comment by tanguera:
She looks stoned.

Elegant Egret
by BuddyBaum

Comment by Paul:
Greetings from the Critique Club.

I think this image benefits from some fine colour accents; the blue sky, the green and orange around the face too. I think you have the highlights at the right level too, bright but still with plenty of dynamic range.

Sharpness is a slight problem, the feet are perfect but unfortunately they aren't the most interesting part of the image. I'm surprised to see this as a 1/1600s capture, I'd have expected to see 'frozen' wings at that shutter speed, perhaps the unsharpness is all focus related. You've filled the frame admirably for a 105mm bird shot but I think the centre placement isn't the boldest or most interesting.

Overall this is a good shot, it scored well in the context of a Free Study, especially one that came on the back of a bird challenge.

Paul

Elegant Egret
by BuddyBaum

Comment by Yo_Spiff:
Wonderful shot. very detailed and great color. My only minor quibble is that I find the composition a bit too centered and static.

Elegant Egret
by BuddyBaum

Comment by KarenNfld:
Love that bit of green around te eye, excellent photo.

Elegant Egret
by BuddyBaum

Comment by BrennanOB:
Beautifully framed and caught at a perfect moment in his flight, but after a week of birds in flight the blur in the wings is less than optimal. More motion blur is fine for that sense of movement, and less is fine for the ability to see all the details, but this rides the edge between the two.