night-heron
by jcar

Comment by hahn23:
Could be from somewhere other than North America, which is fine. If this bird is from North America, then it's likely a juvenile Black-crowned Night-Heron. Love the eye and the foot. 7

night-heron
by jcar

Comment by HarveyG:
Great compo and fabulous focus and eye colour. Good BG. Not liking the branch to the right FG.

lesson 64: popcorn containers do not get turned up side down
by jcar

Comment by Enlightened:
That was a close challenge. I like the composition of your picture.

lesson 64: popcorn containers do not get turned up side down
by jcar

Comment by ecmguy:
Not a bad idea, but your popcorn is blurry!

pair of aces
by jcar

Comment by amzelda:
This is a great concept, but I am distracted by the graininess of the photo and the blur on the cards. I think if the noise was toned down a bit it would be more powerful.

pair of aces
by jcar

Comment by Tiny:
A bit weird really as they would not normally be held that way around.

pair of aces
by jcar

Comment by bobnospum:
I like the chair and the boy with the muted tones. The cards seem out of place and overprocessed.

pair of aces
by jcar

Comment by littlemav:
A pair of aces but no faces... (sorry couldn't help myself) LOL love the processing!

pair of aces
by jcar

Comment by coronamv:
The cards are not focused sharply would have scored higher if they were tac sharp

pair of aces
by jcar

Comment by Sebi:
the composition is there and I like the chair you chose and the idea of concealing the face of the subject to put the focus on the playing cards but the lighting isn't there at all. The image is very very flat and dull. I can see you tried fixing it with some HDR tone mapping but I feel that it isn't necessary for this shot. There is also a weird contrast between a vintage photo and super modern playing cards and the kid wearing a baseball cap. Again I think why this image isn't successful is mainly because of poor lighting.