Just Thinking
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Comment by holiday:
wonderful picture

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Comment by MIN-BITER:
Very fresh and nice !! But but but... what about the border ? have you sharpened your picture AFTER having added your border ?? If so, it's the reason why there's an irregular whiter line at the transition between the black border and the green kiwi... but I've to shut up a bit, congrats for the ribbon, what about a blue next time ??? ;)

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Comment by thegrandwazoo:
Hey congrats! I gave this shot a 9 and thought it was for sure the winner. I am glad to see it get a ribbon!

Just Thinking
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Comment by jah_luv:
Great job! I loved the tonal aspect to this whole photograph, with the greys being predominant in the foreground and background, allowing the bird to blend in and stand out at the same time. The clarity in the bird is awesome. I'm not giving this as high as I'd like to because this could equally be on a city street as a beach, so in my opinion, it does not clearly meet the challenge, although I'm giving you the benefit of the doubt. I don't think that meeting the theme of the challenge should be left to guesswork, there should be some element in the photo to at least hint of the theme, and this one doesn't. Other than that, I'm giving it a 7 because it is still a nice shot!

The Golden Child
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Comment by notonline:
The problem with this photo is that you put all you eggs in one basket and you apparently should never do that. Excellent choice in DoF and blurr. By far this has to be one of the nicest in the challenge. Excellent colors and clarity and the sharpness is surpasssed by none in this challenge. Well done and good luck in this challenge. <9>

Just Thinking
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Comment by Djabordjabor:
I love it, the tones and the composition are great!

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Comment by CalliopeKel:
You know, I have never liked Kiwi fruit. But this almost makes it look good to me. Love that razor sharp dof.

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Comment by Transit:
Great Picture, only missed the ribbon by one.

Well done

Preacher Man
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Comment by pineapple:
Worth inclusion in a sermon... the story, experience and all was well captured here.

The Golden Child
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Comment by Shrink:
egg not quite "gold" enough, but otherwise excellent set up and blue contrast background