Landing with a look
by KING

Comment by jenesis:
This is a great capture! The bird really stands out from the water and he's in such a great position! Wonderful!

Landing with a look
by KING

Comment by jab119:
very cool shot....great capture

Landing with a look
by KING

Comment by MikeO:
What timing! Excellent photo and the expression is priceless.

Landing with a look
by KING

Comment by drgsoell:
Good stop action. Color, focus, lighting and framing all good. Should finish high.

Landing with a look
by KING

Comment by scroosloose:
Beautiful. Nice focus and dof. You really caught a moment here.
Mark

Landing with a look
by KING

Comment by kaycee:
Great shot! I love "the look" on this nice sharp image!

Landing with a look
by KING

Comment by Gracious:
What a bazaar landing! lol...good capture. Good detail on the wings and beak, and water splash.

Past, Present, Future?
by KING

Comment by Jaguar:
This would've' been a good picture for the Edges challenge.

Past, Present, Future?
by KING

Comment by justine:
Fantastic building. I love the ornate lights and the boy/girl on the bike.

Autumn Shapes
by KING

Comment by dr rick:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

This is a delightful image, well suited to the Shapes challenge but also interesting on its own. Great tones and colors. Each mushroom has its own unique character, which is well captured here. The leaves among the mushrooms add variety and texture, although I agree with the several other comments that the out-of-focus foreground is distracting. The mushrooms in the background add depth and continuity; keeping them out of focus emphasizes their distance and prevents them from competing with the subjects. But I think the depth of field is just a little too narrow; I'd have liked to see the pair of mushrooms to the left of center near the top in focus, as well as the small one towards the right.