Young Egret
by BrianR

Comment by SandyP:
This is nice Brian! and one of my favorite subjects too! I didn't make it to this one in the challenge, but I definitely would have rated it higher than 5.4 :(

Good Night All
by BrianR

Comment by stevieian:
Awesome

Good Night All
by BrianR

Comment by Ann:
I really like this image, and the feeling it evokes. I'm not sure if a (little) tighter crop would work better or not. I'm sure you tried it, so I'll try not to second guess, but for 640x, I might like to see more bird detail.

Good Night All
by BrianR

Comment by scarbrd:
I like this, might be to dark for some people though

Good Night All
by BrianR

Comment by Jade 11:
Love the use of the light here....

Young Egret
by BrianR

Comment by sherpet:
Well done mate, and I see you are just one place behind me.....
I like that.....

Ageing
by BrianR

Comment by silverfoxx:
I love the b&w, the high contrast, the dark feeling and the idea. I only wish I could see a bit more of the subject because it looks like some bird and it's not exactly personification of a non-human. sorry for my poor imagination!:)

Ageing
by BrianR

Comment by shutterpuppy:
i understand that "personification" doesn't mean the image or the thing photographed has to look human, however I think that the best shots from this challenge convey the idea of personification, and the emotions and feelings being personified clearly. if I have to read the title of the image to understand what the photographer intends, then that falls short of fulfilling the idea behind the challenge (though that does not necessarily mean that the photograph merits a dnmc). without your title, this is just a high contrast, close crop shot of a bird's head. it's an interesting shot, and I like the detail of the bird's skin that you have captured, but I don't think (personal opinion) that it deserves to rate high in this challenge, because (again for me) when I look at the picture I do not think - "oh, that's an interesting use of personification." sorry, still a 4.

Ageing
by BrianR

Comment by craigester:
This is a nice looking swan but doesn't look much like a person.

Ageing
by BrianR

Comment by Nowaytotell:
scary