To-ma-toes
by GolferDDS

Comment by ThingFish:
Pretty cool effect

Landing
by GolferDDS

Comment by organic:
I appreciate the difficulty in capturing a sharp and low grain image of a bird in flight, but I don't like the editing style. I don't think this should have been black and white. Birds are too colorful

Summer Delight
by GolferDDS

Comment by GolferDDS:

Originally posted by roz: i've said it before and i'll say it again . your photos of birds are gorgeous .. and the colours in this one are just perfect .. the bird looks a bit like a canary .. would love to know what it actually is . anyway .. congrats on the fourth place Larry .. :)

Thank you Roz for your very nice comment. This is a male goldfinch. They are more colorful than the females. I planted sunflowers in my yard and deck. The goldfinches love the seeds and become more prevalent this time of year because they feed the seeds to their young.

Summer Delight
by GolferDDS

Comment by roz:
i've said it before and i'll say it again . your photos of birds are gorgeous ..
and the colours in this one are just perfect ..
the bird looks a bit like a canary .. would love to know what it actually is .
anyway .. congrats on the fourth place Larry .. :)

Eyeing Breakfast
by GolferDDS

Comment by MaryO:
Gross!! Nice light, though ;-)

Summer Delight
by GolferDDS

Comment by Barroness:
My absolute favorite of the challenge. Your image is stunning, how can you get such a color match and taken perfectly. A favorite of mine of all your stunning images. This one is amazing! Congratulations!

Summer Delight
by GolferDDS

Comment by nam:
Beautiful capture - love the detail and color. Wish it wasn't cropped quite so tight - especially troubling to me at top (and left, though less so). 9

Little And Littler
by GolferDDS

Comment by GolferDDS:

Originally posted by Barroness: I still can't get over the beauty of this image. I was one of your 10's. You are an amazing photographer. The depth and beauty of this image is beyond my imagination. I hope you print it, frame it and look at it often.

Wow! Thank you for the 10 and your very kind comment. Just lucky to be at the right place at the right time. I had been hoping a hummer would show up at this flower as it stood above a patch of wildflowers I had planted. I had been periodically looking at it and know the hummers are most hungry in the morning. The sun was coming up and cast the perfect light on the backround. The bee was a bonus!

Storm Coming
by GolferDDS

Comment by Barroness:
Congratulations on another stand out image!

Little And Littler
by GolferDDS

Comment by Barroness:
I still can't get over the beauty of this image. I was one of your 10's. You are an amazing photographer. The depth and beauty of this image is beyond my imagination. I hope you print it, frame it and look at it often.