Purple Martin
by rodfulk

Comment by stargazer05766:
They seem to be difficult to capture for me anyways..
Nice DOF & crop well presented in the frame..
Can see this as a good shot if it were in focus..

"A Pig Walks Into A Hair Salon"
by rodfulk

Comment by SaraR:
I thought this rather clever and well done, and deserved to place higher.

Clematis.
by rodfulk

Comment by jomari:
They look like they have been sculpted from some pearlescent substance. Wonderful colour.

Clematis.
by rodfulk

Comment by cgino:
I love the bold processing, what great color and texture!

CrimsonClover
by rodfulk

Comment by Melethia:
Really pretty - I like your choice of focus point and the shallow DOF. And I think I saw you may play in the Topaz side challenge? This would be a good one to re-edit for that.

Azaleas BLURI
by rodfulk

Comment by cgino:
I love the curvy line the flowers form through the image, and that color really pops!

CrimsonClover
by rodfulk

Comment by cgino:
I love your POV and focal point here, really unique! The color is lovely, I could even take more :-)

Purple Martin
by rodfulk

Comment by andrewt:
Fringing is very obvious. overall image too soft in tems of focus and details.

Purple Martin
by rodfulk

Comment by Teafran:
Not quite to the same level of expertise as some of the other avian images in this challenge, the image is flawed due to a difficult lighting situation leading to rather flat and dull coloring and soft focus. The blank sky also enhances this problem. A good effort that might have been improved with a little more patience waiting for a different angle and lighting.

Purple Martin
by rodfulk

Comment by MaryO:
Tough little bird to capture. This shot came out a little soft and washed out, though I can see some feather detail and a catchlight in the eye. If this was cropped I'd try a much wider crop so the bird took up less space in the image.