Impact
by jseyerle

Comment by UNTITLED:
Hey, look that bird is balancing on his beak:) Really, excellent capture, perfect timing and composition to boot!

Impact
by jseyerle

Comment by alfresco:
Wow! What an excellent photo! Excellent timing, excellent focus, and excellent crop. Very well done.

Impact
by jseyerle

Comment by Jutilda:
Oh I like this alot!!!! The rule of thirds is perfectly executed here. The aqua blue of the water is intense and a great backdrop for the diving bird. Nice!

Odd Man Out
by jseyerle

Comment by Dacc:
Am I missing something here? Odd Man out? Like the pic, brings a smile to the face on a dark wet windy night in Scotland.

Odd Man Out
by jseyerle

Comment by wsteyn:
Good composition! It's a pity you can't see a little sparkle in the front bird's eye - that would have been perfect. I think I would have shown less of the sand in the foreground.

When the Tree is Dead
by jseyerle

Comment by LadeeM:
**Greetings from the Critique Club!**

I really love the colors, the textures, and the contrasts in this photo. The blue of the waters is awesome, and really works as a background for your capture. Technically, the image is sharp and clean, and very pleasing to the eye.

A few things to work with: The roof in the bottom right corner is a distraction, making my eye wander to it over and over. I also want to look at the blue of the water, rather than the man with the thatch in his hand. As for meeting the challenge, I like to give credit for "eye candy", and I don't generally vote down if it's a stretch on the challenge. However, I can see how people would vote you down, due to the challenge being "Branch" not "Wood", and the two are not the same.

Overall, this photo is definitely an attention getter. Keep up the good work!

Tara

Odd Man Out
by jseyerle

Comment by stam:
This is a magnificent photo and having these birds on the beach while taking this photo is great.

'Round the Bend
by jseyerle

Comment by wewillexplore:


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Odd Man Out
by jseyerle

Comment by ShannonLee:
oh my gosh!!! this is stunning!!! great detail on the birds, beautiful blue wate, great title! 9!!!!!!!!!!!

Odd Man Out
by jseyerle

Comment by Jutilda:
This is excellent. I love the focus of the central guy. Great aqua water. I think this suits the challeange and it's spot on terrific!!