Osprey Rising
by basssman7

Comment by BAMartin:
Perfect timing.

Osprey Rising
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Comment by limerick:
Nice focus and good colors. Its a beauty!

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Comment by basssman7:
Thanks guys. Well, considering so many people voted on it, and there were 22 people nice enough to score it at 3 or below without commenting...

I think the problem is when I do a studio type shot I tend to get "too cute" with it, and do something that requires the voters to actually think. I do not think it is unfair to say that the majority of the voters are only looking for the "eye candy" and pay precious little attention to technical difficulty or even relevance to the theme.

I do have to say that when I get a comment as nice as the one from L2 which shows I managed to make the connection with her at least, it makes it worthwhile regardless of the 22 who voted it down without commenting. (against DPC voting guidelines)

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Comment by mchalmers:
This is an incredibly low score for such a technically well done photo. The comments you received really don't say why this only got a 5.1. 13 3's? Really??

Osprey Rising
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Comment by Notroubles:
Nice catch

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Comment by justine:
Perfect!

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Comment by cynthiann:
Excellent capture!! Can't get much better than that!

Osprey Rising
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Comment by Calvin:
Great light, great capture!

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Comment by jeger:
I really don't know why this scored so low. Good shot.

Osprey Rising
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Comment by hajeka:
What a bird! Nice to see all the details.