The Dance of the Sweet and the Red
by basssman7

Comment by simbamba:
Excellent shot, pity about the red border, it's very distracting to me

The Dance of the Sweet and the Red
by basssman7

Comment by Frankie_Lv:
Love the composition & lighting a very nice capture. The border was a bit of a distraction or me, a lighter red maybe.

Not Without My Fish
by basssman7

Comment by Melethia:
Wonderful shot! 'Grats on an outstanding score and a top twenty in a Free Study - that's an excellent achievement! (Then again, getting this shot in the first place is one heck of an achievement all by itself!)

Not Without My Fish
by basssman7

Comment by Jedusi:
Great shot - love his look of concentration :- )

Not Without My Fish
by basssman7

Comment by Hipychik:
Awesome! Congrats on a great capture and score!!

The Dance of the Sweet and the Red
by basssman7

Comment by arvinder:
nice work here ....

Not Without My Fish
by basssman7

Comment by NikonJeb:
Stunning capture, dude!!! Very nicely done!!!

Not Without My Fish
by basssman7

Comment by jaysonmc:
Terrific action shot! Congrats on the placement and score. Very tough technically, you should be happy about this one. Good stuff.

Not Without My Fish
by basssman7

Comment by basssman7:

Originally posted by trevytrev: Great capture, site to see for sure! I thought you hated the bald shots..lol!Congrats man on a nice finish and a great photo!

Hahaha. Well I this is a wild bird. I am not a big fan of the shots of baldy's that are just headshots of captive birds and then given a title like "freedom bird" and things like that. A real, wild bird shot is something of a different feather so to speak. :)

Not to say that headshots of captive birds cannot be beautiful, but they are not the same as the "real" thing. No offense to those that take and enjoy those shots, it is just that if it is a captive bird, please say so in the title so that it is known that the shot was easier to get, and that the bird is certainly not a "freedom bird" when it cannot even fly free.

A shot taken in a sanctuary where the birds can still come and go as they please, but are slightly tamer, are still wild to me because they have the ability to come and go as they please.

I just wonder when I see headshots if they are not showing the whole bird because of the tether attached to the poor thing. Again, no offense to anyone if that is what you are into.

Not Without My Fish
by basssman7

Comment by trevytrev:
Great capture, site to see for sure! I thought you hated the bald shots..lol!Congrats man on a nice finish and a great photo!