Portrait of a Falcon
by mexico

Comment by SDW:
Around the edges of this beautiful bird looks to flat like an extraction was done. Causing a distraction to me. Great detail within the bird from head down. BTW I can see the photographer in his eye :). Great shot but I'm just a bit distracted the way the subject blends with the background. 8

Construction or Destruction?
by mexico

Comment by mexico:
Thanks for the comments, always appreciated!

I was a little disappointed with the results from this challenge. I thought this picture covered the challenge very well, especially the artistic side as I can see an almost watercolour quality to the reflection. It was handheld at 1/40th second which did impact the general sharpness, I agree. Tripod was in the car too!

The construction element was not strong enough in some voters minds which I can accept, but looking through the entries, these voters must have given some very low scores for a lot of other entries as I thought there were a lot of pictures with less of a construction feel about them. Anyway, thanks for your time and I hope you did well in the challenge.

Portrait of a Falcon
by mexico

Comment by jakobs:
Nice portrait but the completely black background is not appealing to me.

Portrait of a Falcon
by mexico

Comment by trnqlty:
Stunning. My first 10 yet.

Construction or Destruction?
by mexico

Comment by JunieMoon:
Nice reflection, but it isn't strong enough to depict a good representation of the construction aspect of the challenge.

Portrait of a Falcon
by mexico

Comment by Ivo:
Great headshout though I'm not sure why you had deleted the background. It sort of takes away from it. Good luck!

Portrait of a Falcon
by mexico

Comment by eugene:
slightly out of focus or too much sharpening?

Portrait of a Falcon
by mexico

Comment by Coley:
nice portrait , love the eye and the detail in the feathers

Portrait of a Falcon
by mexico

Comment by SandyP:
And a beautiful one it is!!! (portrait). Seriously, with the black background, this bird looks gorgeous. So noble and regal. Great job.

Portrait of a Falcon
by mexico

Comment by DanSig:
looks exactly like another entry, the only difference is that this has some bunt areas on the white feathers and beek.