Freedom
by Kathe

Comment by Jedusi:
nice moment of capture with the wings spread nicely. Nice simple blue background, and finished off by the fine frame.

Freedom
by Kathe

Comment by Yo_Spiff:
Nice detail and a perfect sky.

Freedom
by Kathe

Comment by pamelasue:
nice strong composition ... lovely blue tone to the sky

Beauty - Appreciate Simplicity
by Kathe

Comment by violinist123:
Critique Club feedback-

This was such an odd challenge, and the voters seemed to expect a pretty standard type of 'poster'. While this is a nice combination of image and phrase, it doesn't immediately come across as motivational and can be (and likely was) interpreted as just a pleasant platitude on the benefit of appreciating the simple things in the world.

The font and placement of text on the poster also moved away from people's notion of what these posters should look like. There's nothing wrong with it, it's just different and likely different enough to have affected the score. I do think the placement of the words in the frame is ok, and the size change of the font was a good approach.

The photo itself is nicely lit with some good details around the water droplets. A bit deeper focus might have given this a bit more pop as much of the twig is blurred out in prominent areas of the overall poster.

Overall this isn't bad and it picked up a slightly above average score as a result. Good work!

Beauty - Appreciate Simplicity
by Kathe

Comment by things_to_do:
this should have rated higher

Untitled
by Kathe

Comment by Jutilda:
Lovely.

Untitled
by Kathe

Comment by tjbel05:
Great use of the color in the leaf and the dark backround.

Beauty - Appreciate Simplicity
by Kathe

Comment by killjoy181:
Nice macro, nice poster. See ya in the top 10!

Untitled
by Kathe

Comment by mvp:
great bokeh!

Untitled
by Kathe

Comment by disdatmac:
The leaves in the background look very cool. Nice bokeh.