Eurasian blue tit
by P-A-U-L

Comment by Lydia:
Ten from me. Top three.

Eurasian blue tit
by P-A-U-L

Comment by MaryO:
Love the composition on this.

Red deer
by P-A-U-L

Comment by MaryO:
Love that the male is bellowing. Claiming his harem, in case other males were getting any ideas. Fun capture.

The mighty stag
by P-A-U-L

Comment by P-A-U-L:

Originally posted by glad2badad: That's a super slim slice for F8! Ok, I stand corrected and I'm eating crow. Pretty cool, and thanks for sharing.

I too was surprised to see it was F8 but guess at the distance I took the shot from, that is how the physic works :)

The mighty stag
by P-A-U-L

Comment by P-A-U-L:

Originally posted by GeorgesBogaert: I love your original so much more. Would have given a 10. (gave you a 7 for your entry)

Yes me too - but it was all I had to shoe horn into this challenge:)

The mighty stag
by P-A-U-L

Comment by GeorgesBogaert:
I love your original so much more. Would have given a 10. (gave you a 7 for your entry)

The mighty stag
by P-A-U-L

Comment by glad2badad:

Originally posted by P-A-U-L: Originally posted by glad2badad: Don't take this the wrong way … the detail on the bull is fantastic, but I'm shocked that this made Top 10 with the amount of selective blur applied. It kind of looks like a toy figure with the current presentation - not that dissimilar to the miniature effect with tilt shift or selective blur on an elevated cityscape, etc. Thank you for your comment. I am confused how you guessed my editing process on this photo. I did not apply any blur at all to this image. I actually did very little processing and it was essentially a crop, and desaturation and a touch of selective sharpening of the stag.

Well DANG there slim jim lens man! That's a super slim slice for F8! Ok, I stand corrected and I'm eating crow. Pretty cool, and thanks for sharing.

The mighty stag
by P-A-U-L

Comment by P-A-U-L:

Originally posted by glad2badad: Don't take this the wrong way … the detail on the bull is fantastic, but I'm shocked that this made Top 10 with the amount of selective blur applied. It kind of looks like a toy figure with the current presentation - not that dissimilar to the miniature effect with tilt shift or selective blur on an elevated cityscape, etc.

Thank you for your comment. I am confused how you guessed my editing process on this photo. I did not apply any blur at all to this image. I actually did very little processing and it was essentially a crop, and desaturation and a touch of selective sharpening of the stag.

The mighty stag
by P-A-U-L

Comment by glad2badad:
Don't take this the wrong way … the detail on the bull is fantastic, but I'm shocked that this made Top 10 with the amount of selective blur applied. It kind of looks like a toy figure with the current presentation - not that dissimilar to the miniature effect with tilt shift or selective blur on an elevated cityscape, etc.

The mighty stag
by P-A-U-L

Comment by posthumous:
I don't like the small depth of field in black and white. it makes more sense in color, where the colors might distract from the subject. but now it's too much blur with just one thing in focus.