Thunder
by Lydia

Comment by dbosse:
Interesting composition would be even better cropped a bit more at left so hooves aren't so dead center. I like the monotone and good focus.

"Wait... you're making TURTLE soup??!"
by Lydia

Comment by Melethia:
LOL! Lydia, I presume. Sorry, just perusing, not voting. But delightful and very entertaining!

"Wait... you're making TURTLE soup??!"
by Lydia

Comment by CNovack:
Coming back to comment and bumping up the score as well. O.K. the turtle and the humor of the photo made me think of Alfred Bester's short story "Gourmet Dining in Outer Space". The chef in the story is hilarious and one course he made was turtle soup. But I am rambling away from the shot. Love the humor in the shot -it tips the scales away from the normal shelled out recipes;-p Details and color and composition are great. Love the bokeh backdrop with the eggs and greens that will be added to the soup. The turtle seems to be haming it up for the camera and the audience. My only plaint is the composition could use a dash more saturation and contrast between shadows/highlights - not too much mind, just a pinch more to bring it up a notch because it looks a tad washed out.

Thunder
by Lydia

Comment by monkeypirate:
Nice non-obvious use of sound. Nice cropping too, I can tell it is a substantial thundering horse even with just the legs.

"Wait... you're making TURTLE soup??!"
by Lydia

Comment by TheDruid:
lols, poor dude ... 10

"Wait... you're making TURTLE soup??!"
by Lydia

Comment by kenskid:
I was wondering if some live animals would make the cut ! I like it.

Mid-Summer Day's Dream
by Lydia

Comment by Tammster:
Very pretty shot. I know how hard it is to get them to land on a pretty flower like that.

Thunder
by Lydia

Comment by tanguera:
The slight tilt is the only issue I have with this wonderful image.

Thunder
by Lydia

Comment by sfalice:
Powerful image. I rather needed the title to make me think of the sense of sound.

Thunder
by Lydia

Comment by littlemav:
I love them gaskin mussels!!