Thou Shalt Dance For Thy Mate
by Phocal

Comment by sidpixel:
*Hello from the Critique Club*

First impressions, what a magnificent bird!

I love the low level viewpoint and the shallow but appropriate DOF which isolates your subject nicely. That gorgeous orange eye is nice and sharp but what really hits me is the iridescence of his plumage, its beautiful. Its also lovely that your timing is such that it is not static it shows him in movement. The scarlet of his feet are a striking counterpoint to the predominant greens.

The only thing I feel mars the image somewhat is the distracting OOF blob on the right hand edge of the frame. Given your title it would have really made the image a winner if you could have included in the soft focus background the lady whom he was trying to woo.

Pigeons are so common they are often neglected so it is refreshing to see one featured and such a good job as you have made here. Its also good to see that you went out with the express intention of such a shot, in which case you should be well pleased with the result. I think it was worthy of a higher score but I'm pleased to see there were no sub-four scores.

Chaotic Dreams
by Phocal

Comment by mariuca:
wonderful
bump

Chaotic Dreams
by Phocal

Comment by jomari:
Beautiful, beautiful! I love the colours.

Chaotic Dreams
by Phocal

Comment by Lydia:
7 from me. I love the odd colors.

Chaotic Dreams
by Phocal

Comment by CNovack:
Voted earlier coming back to comment.

Wow! Love the pale pastel like tones that speak of the delicate beauty of nature - The color tone invokes the idea of early morning when things are just awakening. The day opens with the graceful butterfly perched upon the blossom partaking in an early meal.

Damn Sunflower Seed
by Phocal

Comment by SeanPresher:
Rule of thirds not quite achieved here, the white spots behind the bird is distracting

Rosalinda's Eyes
by Phocal

Comment by cowboy221977:
Hello from the critique club...

LOL I just had a funny thought. Since both of you are laying in a mud puddle facing each other, he's probably telling himself...man that's the biggest frog I've ever seen. The shot is not bad/ I like the dof. Your focus on the frog and nothing else is good. The green in the foreground is a bit distracting though. That's not a major problem for me but it probably hurt your score. Happy shooting

Chaotic Dreams
by Phocal

Comment by giantmike:
I love the blue tint.

Damn Sunflower Seed
by Phocal

Comment by ShutterPug:
Beautiful colors and composition

Photobomb
by Phocal

Comment by BrennanOB:
A much better image than entry. In free study, I would love this, but pastel colors are the essential for this challenge, and they are not strong enough here.