The Hot Walrus
by jblaylockrayner

Comment by NikonJeb:
Why this isn't waaaaaay further up the scale is completely beyond my comprehension. This is just such an amazing image! I just love everything about it......the lighting, the detail, the setting is just so incongruous, yet intimate in its own special way......severely underrated.

The Hot Walrus
by jblaylockrayner

Comment by posthumous:
Why this shot is a TEN:

-I've never seen a walrus look like that before, with his head so well defined and personified.
-a mirroring between person and walrus, but something more profound than a mere fat joke, though it's that, too, but not a derisive one, perhaps because the walrus is so noble.
-the beautiful mist of water drops like falling stars

and those are also the reasons this gets a Posthumous Yellow Ribbon.

Guess Who?
by jblaylockrayner

Comment by brianz:
nice dof.

Guess Who?
by jblaylockrayner

Comment by shutterfly:
Looks like James Blunt.

Guess Who?
by jblaylockrayner

Comment by Rosacalaca:
very nice.

The Hot Walrus
by jblaylockrayner

Comment by Jedusi:
Wowser - how big is that Walrus ?? I love the red 'S' shape generated by the hose - the clarity of the water droplets and the David and Goliath look between the two main subjects.

I even like the fact that both of them appear to be smiling to each other.

The Hot Walrus
by jblaylockrayner

Comment by Veiolets:
this is a wonderful photo. Still, I think if cropped vertical with just the hose head showing, it get almost magical.

The Hot Walrus
by jblaylockrayner

Comment by Tammer:
What a fun photo! This would be a great advertisement for the zoo it was taken at. The water might be a ttad oversharpened, but I think I almost like it that way. Good lighting. I hope you do well in the challenge. 10

The Hot Walrus
by jblaylockrayner

Comment by Balko:
I am thinking that cropping the worker out might make this better - 8

The Hot Walrus
by jblaylockrayner

Comment by klkitchens:
Great stoppage of the water spray.... cute image!