Birds In Fright
by midnightride2

Comment by Sammie:
Great photo! However, it doesn't really convey that much expectation, it seems very complete in itself.

Birds In Fright
by midnightride2

Comment by coolhar:
looks to me like the Neat Image was overdone

Birds In Fright
by midnightride2

Comment by StevePax:
A few bright spots on the birds. Nice composition.

Birds In Fright
by midnightride2

Comment by rickhd13:
very busy photo...none of the birds seem to be in focus...I don't get the feeling of an off screen expectation from this

Birds In Fright
by midnightride2

Comment by drgsoell:
Don't you hate it when animals only give you shots of their butts? Maybe a little more ground cropped out and sky cropped in?

Birds In Fright
by midnightride2

Comment by Tallbloke:
Not sure where the "off screen expectation" is here. NIce shot but a little lacking in a focal point just too much going on in th etop half of the photo

Birds In Fright
by midnightride2

Comment by Mark:
where's the challenge?

Birds In Fright
by midnightride2

Comment by edb001:
You just know there is dog just out of frame...

Birds In Fright
by midnightride2

Comment by andywightman:
I like this - very creative. I guess this was fairly opportunistic but there woudl be ways of improving here. First the birds are indistinct against their background - a lower angle would enmphasise the sense of flight. the foregoround is out of focus - given that this is where the off-screen action is (the disturbance) this might be better in focus. finally, there's a sense of chaos in the images of the birds -which is distracting. A smaller flock would have helped. Well done.

Birds In Fright
by midnightride2

Comment by willem:
I am missing a focal point, I see a lot of wings cluttered with a brown background, which does not make a strong appealing image to me. Taken from a different angle, or concentrating on only a few birds might have been better.