The Eyes of a Tiger
by docurrie

Comment by graphicfunk:
If this guy were higher on the evolution ladder he would be hanging this fabulous portait on his wall. Congratulations on your top 10 finish.

The Eyes of a Tiger
by docurrie

Comment by MattO:
Greetings from the Critique Club.

First congrats on the top 10 finish. I love the angle of the shot the intensity of it is great. Nice framing to bring it into the challenge as well.

Only things I'd suggest to make it a bit better is that the focus seems to be just in front of the eyes in the middle of the nose area. I'd have suggested prior to shooting the image to pick a spot within the eye to shoot, I'd also go with a 2 part white/black border to help the image stand out a bit from it. Otherwise well done.

Up and Over
by docurrie

Comment by bananashay:
Very nice timing and capture of the motion - even the flying bits of sand. This seems slightly oversharpened or something (the trees in the background especially look strange) but other than that is a strong entry. And the rider looks so calm!

Green Heron
by docurrie

Comment by KaDi:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Ah! A heron! What magnificent colors! How fine the detail in its feathers! I love looking at birds and stalking them with my camera. They are often difficult subjects...even herons who seem to pose... The watery environment they inhabit poses obstacles for the photographer attempting the best composition. Their intentness on fishing suddenly moves them to action and the moment is gone before the focus is fixed.

I like this image. I like the character of the bird...it's frozen stance and gaze. To isolate the subject better a more limited depth of field would help. But even with that you're fighting the darkness of the log behind the subject and the merger of the beak with the line of that log would still exist. I think that the left hand portion of the image has little to offer...perhaps cropping it out and creating a square format would bring the viewer's attention back where the interest of the image lies? Even within the advanced (not expert) editing rules the background could be slightly desaturated, again with the intent of placing emphasis on the heron.

Overall, a well done image at a beautiful time of day!
Keep stalking!
--Kadi

Up and Over
by docurrie

Comment by boyd2000:
good head-on action shot

Up and Over
by docurrie

Comment by jaysonmc:
I really like the action here. Not sure about the background, is that just the lens rendition of bokeh? Everything else is spot on. Nice detail. Above average rating.

Up and Over
by docurrie

Comment by DrAchoo:
great capture, but you got some really weird bokeh artifact back there. I don't quite know what's up with that. 7

Up and Over
by docurrie

Comment by Dazmat:
Good all round shot - clarity, DoF, shutter speed. Nice

The Eyes of a Tiger
by docurrie

Comment by SandyP:
Doug, WOW!!!!!!!! This is phenomenal! Mega congratulations on a front page placement!

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by docurrie

Comment by tjbel05:
Wow, this is lovely