Behind Bars
by LadyK

Comment by chaitanyan:
imprisoned

Behind Bars
by LadyK

Comment by Syberguy:
The bars distract. What did this look like with a wide open aperture?

Behind Bars
by LadyK

Comment by sholling:
Unfortunately the bars don't do justice to the magnificent dead stare eye's these creatures have, however it does make a statement about the plight of these birds.

Behind Bars
by LadyK

Comment by taddzilla:
The bars on this really take away from the image.

Ball and Jacks
by LadyK

Comment by sigfusson:
This a wonderful idea for the challenge and a well executed submission. I think it deserved a little higher than 5.4 as an overall score. The composition, colour, clarity and DOF are perfect. One commenter stated that the reflection was a distraction rather than an addition to the image...they are not appreciating that the reflection is the 1/3rd of the image that gives it a rule of thirds composition - an oversight maybe, or just being picky?...who knows?

Behind Bars
by LadyK

Comment by bobonacus:
shame about the cage

Ball and Jacks
by LadyK

Comment by k4ffy:
you should have used more of the available pixels. good color contrast and depth of the image. the reflections seem to detract rather than add. 6.

Ball and Jacks
by LadyK

Comment by fototracy:
Nice DOF and comp.

Ball and Jacks
by LadyK

Comment by Yo_Spiff:
My eye goes toward the ball, but the focus is on the jacks in the foreground.

Ball and Jacks
by LadyK

Comment by glasseye:
Interesting - I keep trying to focus on the red ball and feel a sense of frustration.