Shades of Nature
by jbsmithana

Comment by Everyday Renee:
What animals are those in the water?? Lovely shot. Great color!

Shades of Nature
by jbsmithana

Comment by jadin:
loch ness monsters!

Coming in Low
by jbsmithana

Comment by eaponygyrl:
The wings are out of the photo. Good color and clarity!

Coming in Low
by jbsmithana

Comment by Koriyama:
I feel that this scene is too complicated. There's the bird, the stones, the log and the greenery. Maybe it's the dof, which puts the top of the stones upwards out of focus. I think that this would have worked better with every element in full focus or taken from a higher angle to eliminate the conflicting top elements.

Coming in Low
by jbsmithana

Comment by whatdewuc:
Nice. Despite not the front, I love the fan of the tail, must've been a hard capture.

Coming in Low
by jbsmithana

Comment by mhoogendyk:
Pretty bird - stopped pretty well also. Except for the edges of the left wing which look kinda soft. Unfortunately, the overall image just lacks something for me. It seems so cluttered and unpretty compared to the bird - and as a result, it detracts from the image. Get lower, shoot up, and use the sky for a background. Just my thoughts. Good luck with the challenge.

Coming in Low
by jbsmithana

Comment by scrum8:
Good pic. Maybe you good have baited him as to get a picture flying toward you. Potatoe chips work real good.

Coming in Low
by jbsmithana

Comment by RedHotKK:
This would have been much better if you could have gotten the whole bird in the shot.

Coming in Low
by jbsmithana

Comment by _wu_:
Quite a nice shot, but the picture seems very messy with all those rocks, grass and stuff.

Seattle Public Library
by jbsmithana

Comment by Skip:
wild shot. would probably like it more with a deeper blue sky. if you aren't scoring well, it is probably because this is a reflection in a non-traditional mirror.