RareBird
by Buckeye_Fan

Comment by bob_bobski:
Lovely sharp picture, nice DOF and yes it looks like a rare bird, well round these parts anyway ;-)

Sinful Silky Smooth Chocolate with Ripe Strawberry
by Buckeye_Fan

Comment by Artifacts:
This is a tremendous image and I'm proud to say I was one of the folks to score it a 10! It gives the viewer plenty to think silky smooth about.

Long Day at the Zoo
by Buckeye_Fan

Comment by geahsklz:
A very touching photo. Well done! 8

Long Day at the Zoo
by Buckeye_Fan

Comment by Halim:
very nice shot

Sinful Silky Smooth Chocolate with Ripe Strawberry
by Buckeye_Fan

Comment by egpieper:
Yummy

Sinful Silky Smooth Chocolate with Ripe Strawberry
by Buckeye_Fan

Comment by FairyWings:
Yum! This could be an advertisement!

Sinful Silky Smooth Chocolate with Ripe Strawberry
by Buckeye_Fan

Comment by Bud:
Excellent framing and image.

Diddy 'Photog' Lane
by Buckeye_Fan

Comment by PaulE:
Greetings from the Critique Club.

Hi Gayle,

The picture of the pear is pretty darn cool; strangely engaging, and with an odd sense of movement. I know the flames are buring up, but it looks like the pear in falling downwards.

The main thing which has stung you here is your choice of border and text-style. Niether ap(pear) to work with the pear, or even each other. A great shame as you would probably have scored much better with a simple text style and no border.

I don't really get the Diddy 'Photog' Lane link. Perhaps a better title would have been something like Dangerous Pear Light (or something) to directly associate the image with the title.

It is my hope that these insights are helpful and constructive. Please feel free to PM me if you have any questions regarding this critique. And please remember to mark it "Helpful" if you found it so. Good luck with future challenges.

Cheers
Paul

Long Day at the Zoo
by Buckeye_Fan

Comment by jackal9:
Oh wow, great shot!!! 8

Sinful Silky Smooth Chocolate with Ripe Strawberry
by Buckeye_Fan

Comment by jabberman:
Perfect image for this challenge.