Flamingo Ripple
by acoppola

Comment by Dirt_Diver:
outstanding shot. Just about perfect in clearity.

Flamingo Ripple
by acoppola

Comment by SDW:
A nice shot but the compositions really makes the subject boring. I would of cropped in tighter to focus more on the delicate bird and its flowing feathers and color, leaving out most of the water around that distracts me from the subject. Not a bad shot it's just not presented the best way, IMO.

Flamingo Ripple
by acoppola

Comment by abranton:
The water from the beak is cool. I like how you can see the detail in the eye. Great photo.

Flamingo Ripple
by acoppola

Comment by Judi:
Nice diffuse glow...but needs some contrast on the bird.

Flamingo Ripple
by acoppola

Comment by gtjewell:
vibrant!

Flamingo Ripple
by acoppola

Comment by Pug-H:
Nice. I wonder how deep the water is - I never think of flamingoes as actual swimmers, as they are more of a wading bird.
Vote 10.

Flamingo Ripple
by acoppola

Comment by patio127:
Stunning- gorgeous colors !

Flamingo Ripple
by acoppola

Comment by Chinarosepetal:
A lovely bird, maybe slight over exposure has washed out some of the colours.

What Are You Lookin' At!
by acoppola

Comment by karmat:
CRITIQUE CLUB CRITIQUE
by karmat

I like how the monkey is a large enough element in the frame that he is the obvious subject, but there is some background to give him some context. He does, however, have a branch coming out of his head. Depending on your philosophy of post-processing, that might be a good element to clone out.

Technically, the exposure, focus, lighting, etc. is all very well done.

Overall, you have a good photograph, and I think your score (especially in a free study with almost 600 entries) validates that. What kept this from being a top 25 or 50, though was the "wow" factor. It is a picture of a monkey looking at a photographer, and while the title gives it a bit of humor, there is nothing that makes this shot stand out enough to push it to the high 6 mark. I am fairly confident that if this had been in another challenge ("Zoo Animals," "Eye Contact,") it would have placed much higher.

Nice work and best to you in future challenges.

Karma

What Are You Lookin' At!
by acoppola

Comment by Haneck:
Fantastic details! Good capture.