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Comment by Imagineer:
This is just gorgeous - what a great pose, cute subject and excellent detail. Cracker.

squirrel10.jpg
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Comment by Imagineer:
This is too cute! Excellent capture with lovely tones.

Keepin' Warm
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Comment by train:
very cute and nice crisp image in keeping with the season

Keepin' Warm
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Comment by corachaos:
This is one of those objects that you look at and can't tell if it is a little thing, or large. Hard to tell it's a macro.

Keepin' Warm
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Comment by ahaze:
Technical: fits the challenge. Exposure composition focus lighting all good.

Personal: Looks like the front of a Hallmark card!

My vote: 6

Keepin' Warm
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Comment by HRoxas:
Good lighting, great texture.

The Burning Bed
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Comment by Quadrajet:
Greetings from the Critique Club.

I seem to recall a made for TV movie starring Farrah Faucet titled “The Burning Bed”. Since most movies are based on books, I took it for granted that this was a legitimate book title. There was no problem meeting the challenge (imho). This is a great documentary type shot, it captures the horrible reality that fire has on a person’s home and belongings. I was relieved to hear no one was hurt.

As far as the image goes, there’s a delicate balance between overexposing the fire to get the smoke and underexposing the smoke to the fire. I have to say, you did a fantastic job capturing both the fire and the smoke, with just enough shutter drag to catch some wonderful sparks. The composition is wonderful, considering you had to use a stump for your tripod. I like the dark clump (and bed) in the lower right hand corner. Since that clump/bed is lower, it seems to balance out the garage in the center/left of the shot while allowing for some smoke/sparks to flow into the upper right.

Like I said earlier, this is a great documentary type shot, perfect for a newspaper or magazine article on the incident.

Quadrajet

Beetle 1
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Comment by DebN2003:
Good detail and lighting on this unsavory subject.

The Burning Bed
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Comment by ExoticChaos:
Wow is that a bed frame in the right corner? Pretty fitting for your title.

To the Stars
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Comment by dr rick:
I was given this great photo to critique on behalf of the Critique Club. There isn't a lot I can say; it is certainly well-deserving of a blue ribbon! Part of its success was being in the right place at the right time with a capable camera. But this image represents your interpretation of a dynamic event and there are certainly a lot of good artistic and technical decisions behind the image as well. The colors are stunning, with nice detail in the aurora. The silhouetted skyline is sharp and interesting. The nearly square format works great. The noise in the aurora and bright lights on the ground don't distract from the overall image.