La Chaise
by Beagleboy

Comment by willem:
Very good, makes me stand still and wonder what the story is.

La Chaise
by Beagleboy

Comment by rhipster:
Sublime ! the simplicity of the mundane subject, the large black negative space,, the spotty lighting from above, this is a wonderful minimalist photography. And more important, looking at gives me a stange and nostalgic emotion .
(well I like minimalism and do not dislike Art , so... :) 10

Out of the Thicket
by Beagleboy

Comment by leaf:
ohh.. lucky me... I get the first place image to critique :)
well.. first off, congrats on a winning image.. obiously it is well done.

so...
good use of thirds, having the bird in the bottom right corner, looking up and too the left creates a very strong image. The branch entering in the bottom left corner leads the eye to the bird, making it a pleasing image to look at. The tree's in the background create a very simple and pleasing bokeh with very natural, organice lines, nicely contrasting the sharp image of the bird.

good job.. I also like how you didn't crop any more of the photo.. i like that the bird takes up only a small portion of the frame.

Out of the Thicket
by Beagleboy

Comment by train:
Lovely work
Such a cute bird!
Nice detail
Congrats on your ribbon

La Chaise
by Beagleboy

Comment by joaquin:
Great one.

Out of the Thicket
by Beagleboy

Comment by Brad:
Managed to add it as a favorite but forgot something basic - Congrats on the Blue Denis!
A superb shot, worthy of any magazine!

Climb to the Temple of the Moon
by Beagleboy

Comment by nordicgirl:
Good quality... could make nice card of such.

Out of the Thicket
by Beagleboy

Comment by Snowy:
Cute bird and great photo !

Out of the Thicket
by Beagleboy

Comment by shonny:

Originally posted by kosmikkreeper: Good one Denis!! Félicitation!! I took a similar shot about a month ago! :-)

Not in same league though! Beagleboy is quite right about the lighting conditions and contrasts.
His is exquisite.
shonny

Out of the Thicket
by Beagleboy

Comment by charmayne:
Congratulations on your Blue Ribbon for this beautiful image!