70's
by Phocal

Comment by bvy:
Bold use of color and texture. Love the composition.

Winters Eye
by Phocal

Comment by nygold:
Great range of colors mixed with a beautiful clod pattern.
Well done.

Incoming
by Phocal

Comment by tvsometime:
Patience pays. Good capture for the topic as defined. ("Minimalism" in the art world is not about small things but rather a whole esthetic of minimal input - the water is what it is all about, not the birds. ) So either way, or both, its a winner.

Incoming
by Phocal

Comment by gipper11:
Great capture and very suiting for this competition, very nice depth of field.

Incoming
by Phocal

Comment by MeMex2:
great shot!!!

70's
by Phocal

Comment by snaffles:
trippy, man, just missin some tie-dye! :-) 7

70's
by Phocal

Comment by bmartuch:
sometimes, it's the simple things.

70's
by Phocal

Comment by Lydia:
This definitely fits the topic well. I love the color combos.

The Unknown
by Phocal

Comment by Ivory:
Simple yet beautiful, congratulations on your yellow ribbon.

SSSHHH
by Phocal

Comment by Phocal:
Lydia Thanks Lydia,

Thank you, wildlife is my favorite subject to photograph and I am glad that it shows. Did not have much choice in the blown out sky...........it was super cloudy and overcast with the occasional sprinkle coming down, the photo shows the exact color of the sky that day. I know that in a lot of ways the photo does not show calm, unless you think from the birds perspective. You can see how anyone prey looking at this bird would feel the opposite of calm and even people looking at this photo can an intense feeling (result of anthropomorphism). As I sat a few feet from him taking the photographs I could not help but sense how calm this bird was with what is probably his greatest threat so close. Even when he would look at me because of the sound of my shutter he was calm, even tho occasionally he would look at me when the shutter went off.

Ronnie