Morning Dew
by rcrawford

Comment by Ruchart:
Lens flare is too distracting.

Morning Dew
by rcrawford

Comment by Lustre:
The lens reflections of the sun are a little disappointing - but probably very hard to avoid with this kind of shot. Your composition is quite good but might have looked a little better with slightly less sky (ie: move horizon to 1/3 from top of photo instead of closer to middle).

Morning Dew
by rcrawford

Comment by inspzil:
Washed out sky to the max here. Sunflares too. A better day would've done you better. Maybe a polarizer would've minimized that, but as bright as the sky is, I don't think even that would make the exposure right. Framing this differently would've been better too. I'd have put the big mountain on the extreme left and captured some of the differences in elevation and terrain, and maybe got away from shooting directly into the sun. Its never an easy thing to judge though without actually being there. - Inspzil

Skybird
by rcrawford

Comment by jimmsp:
Critique Club Critique
(1) COMPOSITION (CONTENT) � I really like this capture. Though you got a few negative comments about the bushes (trees) in the lower left, I disagree. I think they help add balance to the overall shot. They also give some perspective that would be missed if they were missing. If they were bright red (or something) I�d agree � but they are not. I also love the placement of the bird against the sky-cloud boundary.
(2) BACKGROUND � Excellent. Everything to the right could be considered �negative space�. Well done.
(3) CAMERA WORK ,TECHNICAL � Excellent. Did you use a polarizer?
(4) DIGITAL PROCESSING ,TECHNICAL � No recommended changes.
(5) MY OPINION ON THE PHOTO � I really like this. The colors are great, and the bird is very well placed in the photo.

Jim msp

Morning Dew
by rcrawford

Comment by Diana:
The only thing i see wrong with the photo is the sun spots. otherwise a beautiful photo . no made anything , that is what i like 9

Morning Dew
by rcrawford

Comment by kiwiness:
I like it!

Morning Dew
by rcrawford

Comment by briphoto:
That's Arizona isn't it? Where, may I ask? Nice photo.

Skybird
by rcrawford

Comment by erin_m02:
Excellent, but would have been even better without the plants. =-) 7

Skybird
by rcrawford

Comment by PTLParsons:
Love how you captured his face. Can't say much bad. The bird captures your eye and holds it there. Good one. 8 PTL

Skybird
by rcrawford

Comment by albright1:
Nice action captured, but for me the tree in the bottom right really detracts from the overall image. I would have liked a tighter crop, kind of visually releasing the bird from the limitations of the earth.