Waiting for Breakfast
by bcoble

Comment by JuliBoc:
I take a lot of shots of Great Blue Herons, so I know a good one when I see it. This is a good one, but not a great one. I think that's what hurt the score -- too many other GBH shots out there to compare it with.

What I do really admire about this is the background. That is hard to get -- the colors, clarity, and depth. So often the background is blurred out to prevent it from competing with the subject. Here the subject almost competes with the background. I really like that swamp.

Waiting for Breakfast
by bcoble

Comment by mist:
This is a great looking shot, I reckon it deserved to go over the 6 barrier.

"Im coming!"
by bcoble

Comment by Jutilda:
Outstanding. Love the determination in the dog's eyes. Great intensity of texture.

Waiting for Breakfast
by bcoble

Comment by MaryO:
Nice detail and composition.

"Love for my Country"
by bcoble

Comment by David Ey:
BEAUTIFUL....12

The Bridge
by bcoble

Comment by Melethia:
Let me guess - the tilted landscape police got you. Yep, seems to be a bit of that in the comment section. But you also did receive some good constructive comments, too, which is a rarity these days. You did have wonderful water for reflections and excellent color. But I will admit to being one of those who does prefer landscapes with water to be either straight or tilted for a fairly apparent reason.

The Bridge
by bcoble

Comment by shalrath:
This has the making of a good photograph, however, there are a few things I would like to suggest.

- Try to find a location where the reflection is straight up and down for the tree
- The bridge being on an angle is very distracting
- I would not have cropped the top of the tree or included the tree on the far left

The Bridge
by bcoble

Comment by kteach:
Beautiful, rich colors and I like the smooth reflection. The whole shot feels too tilted though to the right.

Colors of Fall
by bcoble

Comment by eqsite:
Nice colors and reflections. I like the way you've composed this with the leaves framing the reflection.

The Bridge
by bcoble

Comment by TrynityRose:
I'm not sure why, since there arent any distinct things I dislike about the image, but it just doesnt grab me. I'm not a fan of the tilt, but it doesnt bother me. There just doesnt seem to be anything in the image to pull and retain my attention. It's just one of those 'ok, next' type images.