Meeting
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Comment by Ivory:
I love cows! I really like what you have captured so very pretty, from the little girl to the white picket fence behind just a lovely image. 9

Meeting
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Comment by timfythetoo:
Gotta love a good cow shot. Love the colors. 7

Meeting
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Comment by DJWoodward:
Nice capture of a moment of discovery

Meeting
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Comment by vtruan:
Wonderful fun shot.

Meeting
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Comment by bs-photos:
Looks like they've been friends for a while! Very cute, and a nice background setting too.

Meeting
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Comment by Balko:
sweet image - 8

Meeting
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Comment by SaraR:
Serious cute factor here! I love the body language of the child - her trepidation is obvious! The bizarre setting - a suburban garden? - adds to the viewers curiosity - how did the cow come to be in the garden?

Bird In Flight (Speed II Challenge)
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Comment by dwterry:
Wow, ya done good! Congrats! :-)

Like a couple of others mentioned, I think I would have preferred a little blur to the wings. I mean, it's totally awesome that you froze the wings and managed to get such perfect detail. But a little blur to the wings makes it feel more alive.

Oh... I just looked at your other hummingbird shots. WOW! Holy cow! You have some awesome shots ... #1 and #2 are totally amazing! If this one had been a little more like those two, I think it would have easily blown past my score. :-)

Bird In Flight (Speed II Challenge)
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Comment by Rosacalaca:
Very good picture! Hummers are such fascinating creatures...and come in so many different colors I like the detail of the bird with the background blurred as it is. I can even see the shimmer of his feathers.

Bird In Flight (Speed II Challenge)
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Comment by CNovack:
Wow, nice capture of this little hummingbird in flight! You have some nice sharp details that really showcase the textures of the wings, the soft down of the chest and the gleams off of the green short feathers. While a good shot it could be better. First off I think that the image could benefit with a little more color saturation boost (not too much for you don't want it to look natural and not oversaturated) and a boost in the contrast between the light and dark areas to really make the hummingbird pop visually. Now where this composition differs greatly from the original you are trying to emulate is the pose of the bird. Not an easy thing to capture, but in original the outspread wings on either side of the hummingbird adds tremendous visual interest. While it does not show much of the rich jewel tone colors on its back like yours does, the original does showcase the beautiful play of light on those wing feathers and there is a sense of motion with that blur that invokes the idea of flight. While that pose and lighting is very tough to capture and emulate I think that if you add a touch of motion blur to the wings (but keep some details) at the time of exposure you could add some additional visual interest because you will give us a sense of motion.