"Crying, Waiting, Hoping"
by Melethia

Comment by ericwoo:
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First of all, congrats on your best scoring photograph to date. I would encourage you to include your post-processing in the Photographer's Comments along with the great info that you've already included.

Camera Work/Technical: Great, crisp focus and a nice job keeping the entire scene in focus.

Lighting: The lighting is very even. I think I am reading that you used the on camera flash. If that is indeed the case, you did a fine job with it.

Composition/Content: Not bad, but I think that a portrait style crop might have worked better than the landscape. I find myself wanting to see the bottom of the nest.

My Opinion: This is a very nice image and a well-deserved top 15 finish. I think that I would have used a white border and shot it in portrait orientation. I think this one would have broken 7 with those two changes.

Eric

Rebridged
by Melethia

Comment by Louison:
Nice blur and light. Well composed. Peaceful.

Urban sunrise
by Melethia

Comment by TheresaA:
Deb, This is BEAUTIFUL!

"Crying, Waiting, Hoping"
by Melethia

Comment by graphicfunk:
This is one of those unforgettable images. What a capture! Congratulations on your top 20 finish.

"Crying, Waiting, Hoping"
by Melethia

Comment by nards656:
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Trying to catch up from being so far behind...

Wow, no 1s. That's an accomplishment. That's an amazing capture, and the pure "difficulty" factor garnered you a lot of high votes. Your photography has come a LONG ways recently. The composition here is strong, even though I don't think I would have cropped it quite this way.

"Crying, Waiting, Hoping"
by Melethia

Comment by Kelli:
Trading post...
A new PB! Great shot too. I love the open beaks. The color is excellent. Except for the bright flash, which you noted, I don't really see anything that could be improved. And you didn't even get a single one! Way to go!

Public Library
by Melethia

Comment by dleach:
If I had more time I was going to go down and take a picture of the same building (I have one in my portfolio now).

Good job!

"Crying, Waiting, Hoping"
by Melethia

Comment by undieyatch:
so glad this placed so well...... fyi 9

"Crying, Waiting, Hoping"
by Melethia

Comment by Louis:
Great picture. :) I really like how they're lined up, facing each side of the frame. Great capture. I like the colour treatment, and the way their mouths pop out of the image (literally too I suppose). Overall the tone seems uniform, and I think a flash head that you could bounce around would really have improved the lighting. Really great overall.

"Crying, Waiting, Hoping"
by Melethia

Comment by TheresaA:
Congratulations Deb! I love this!!