BirdBath
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Comment by posthumous:
digifotojo
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT 02/07/2009 07:10:07 PM
A thought provoking capture. Nicely processed.

Kali
Nikon D70s 02/06/2009 06:08:57 PM
I feel like a peeping tom... but am loving every moment!

tnun
Panasonic DMC-FZ10 02/06/2009 04:10:48 PM
A bit of a puzzle: the sun is shining, but it appears to be raining - or are the concentric circles caused by the splashes from the bird bathing? He is wonderfully vigorous judging from the turbulence.

ubique
Panasonic Lumix DMC-L1K 02/04/2009 07:00:30 PM
The raindrops and real-life splashes is interesting ... a lot more fun than pointless splashes contrived in a studio. The bird is a sympathetic character. It doesn't look like a natural watercourse, so I wonder a little about that (presumably it's storm water). But that's as far as it goes for me I'm afraid.

undieyatch
Olympus E-10 02/04/2009 09:45:50 AM
monotone - bird caught in the rain: I enjoy the contrasty & interlaced rain drop rings on the water surface. The bird is immersed, but it's darker tone or placement on the plane feels unresolved, it has a bit of a pasted on quality, & appears to be unnaturally isolated to some extent.

posthumous
Canon EOS-350D Rebel XT 02/03/2009 11:14:51 PM
this feels very wet. this photo makes me want a towel.

Les_Feck
Sony DSLR-A100K 02/03/2009 10:22:39 PM
I like the metallic/plasticized feel of this image.

chromeydome
Nikon D90 02/03/2009 09:38:59 PM
I like the tones, the exposure, the conversion. I think playing around with some cropping might be worth a try--might really make it dynamic.

wheeledd
Canon EOS-5D 02/02/2009 04:28:38 PM
Nice. This bird doesn't have much choice about whether to take a bath in this downpour but he is certainly making the best of it. I like the pattern of the circles. The stuff in the water adds to the feeling of turbulent chaos.

~~DanW


Bear_Music
Canon EOS-20D 02/02/2009 12:57:30 PM
That's rather precious :-) Very well-seen, and it gives us something we can't really perceive with the naked eye. The composition is unfortunate, as far as placement of the bird goes; it's a lot more static than it has to be.

BAMartin
Canon EOS-40D 02/01/2009 12:50:44 PM
Good catch, and wonderful timing. I like the composition here, gives more of the story than if you had cropped closer.

LydiaToo
Canon EOS-40D 02/01/2009 11:15:13 AM
What great circles as a backdrop to this wet little one! I wish I could see some of its eye...

I Put Away Childish Things
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Comment by ThingFish:
A stunner of a shot. Fantastic contrast and lovely tones. Brilliant concept that fits the challenge like a glove. Superb contrast and lovely tones. Also excellent depth and detail. Powerful and unambiguous message in the title.

Aria for Baritone Tree
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Comment by rlewis:
the exposure and tone are good, but is the object interesting?

Aria for Baritone Tree
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Comment by malenurse1979:
Nice tone.. like the light.. good sharpness.. good shot.

The Wallflower
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Comment by bvy:
Creative, nicely composed and processed.

The Wallflower
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Comment by Blackbox:
Very strange and a bit grainy - to me. I like it a lot: 9

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Comment by pawdrix:
Deedage!

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Comment by Art Roflmao:
I see - Mom's in the bathroom at the end of the hall and she has placed two guards in your path to make you wait your turn. I'd say I think you can take them, but --- I don't. :P

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Comment by tnun:
My brother and I used to do this. When we did, we yelled "deedage." No idea what it meant, where we got it from, but there was never any doubt that it was appropriate.

Endures
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Comment by JuliBoc:
Oooooo, I love these colors and the beautiful, exciting bokeh. Nice composition too.

eta: I like Muur88's suggestion to crop a bit off the bottom. Actually I was viewing it that way when I made my first comment, because it didn't fully fit on my screen.

Message edited by author 2009-01-22 11:28:15.