At the crime scene
by psychephylax

Comment by Jacko:
Ha! That is funny. Good work. Thanks for the chuckles. jacko. 8

At the crime scene
by psychephylax

Comment by Turbotech:
Cute...

At the crime scene
by psychephylax

Comment by KickDrum5150:
These dolls scare me, and I don't know why, but nice photo nonetheless.

At the crime scene
by psychephylax

Comment by sylandrix:
laughed out loud when I saw this :) Not only funny but captured well - simple bakground and nice, diffused lighting :) Colors could have been a little more vivid with a levels or hue/saturation adjustment. Like it nonetheless!

At the crime scene
by psychephylax

Comment by JamieWillmott:
lol, nice idea. White balance seems a little off thouugh.

Moving by night, sleeping by day
by psychephylax

Comment by LanSnake:
Holiday Greetings from the Critique Club:

Psychephylax -- As many of your comments below mention, the lack of strong motion in your subject kept your entry from scoring better in this challenge.

Technically it's a beautiful photograph (and subject!). The strong color contrast between the subject and background work very well here. The Depth of Field (DOF) is also effective to pull the viewer's eye directly to the owl. I might like to see this image in portrait mode, to see if making more of the owl's body visible could improve the composition.

A few months ago I attended a photography lecture presented by a person who specializes in wild bird photography. One of his key points was the importance of showing the bird's eye(s) in the photograph -- and even better if you can capture a slight reflection off of the eye to show the moist surface.

Your image is interesting because it makes me wonder what the owl was looking at. Was there something above and to the right that might work in your composition?

Beautiful photograph (too bad the challenge subject wasn't birds of prey) -- LanSnake

Moving by night, sleeping by day
by psychephylax

Comment by Turbotech:
This is an awsome shot. Not for this challange though.

Moving by night, sleeping by day
by psychephylax

Comment by chrysalis:
Nice owl... but not on theme.

Moving by night, sleeping by day
by psychephylax

Comment by albright1:
What a magazine-quality photo! Such a beautiful animal, and nicely accented by the green needles on the right.

Moving by night, sleeping by day
by psychephylax

Comment by kwinter:
Where is the motion in this picture? Otherwise good shot of the owl