Desert Rain
by JulietNN

Comment:
Beautiful scene, lovely pastels.

Glister
by escapetooz

Comment:
Twiggy-esque, terrific!

Party
by liangdawei

Comment:
Terrific capture. They're so cute!

La Donna
by AllenP

Comment:
I think this would be improved if most of the long hair was cropped out & there was more negative space that the subject could look into. Love the soft lighting & the focus.

Pattern in Pastel
by Cory

Comment:
Neat optical illusion!

Straws and Stripes
by mzanoni

Comment:
Cute title! Nice pastels.

Pastel Sunrise
by DomD

Comment:
Great water!

Beautiful Scents
by chelseaXOXO

Comment:
Nice reflection of the tissue paper on the lid. I might have cropped out the candle altogether to highlight the lovely textures on the left side of your photo.

Osprey- Feeding Time
by doremi

Comment:

Originally posted by mariuca: Amazing nest! Never seen one like this, with a bad hair day! Just love it. Whereis it taken?

This pair of ospreys built their nest on a crane at the Iroquois Locks last year which was not the safest of places for them, fortunately some of the lock employees constructed a safe & sturdy base and then hoisted the nest onto it. A great solution for the beautiful ospreys. Luckily they returned to the nest again this year. It has been amazing to be able to see the young ones grow. I try to go & observe them every weekend. Patience definitely pays off! I've seen the female bring in various fish, the male fly by the nest with a huge catfish, only to land on a distant tower to enjoy dinner by himself! Last weekend it was raining & I thought it would be fantastic to see the osprey in the rain. This ended up being the most amazing visit to date. The largest baby was trying to summon up the courage to leave the nest! The mom was encouraging him by slowly flying around the nest (usually, when she's not out fishing or gathering more sticks & seaweed to add to the nest, she either sits in the nest or on a nearby post & she swoops to and from the nest rather quickly). The young osprey gave it a valiant effort, hopping & flapping, but wasn't quite ready for lift off!

This is the only image I was able to capture where food is visible in the mothers beak. Can't wait for the weekend!

Line of Sight
by Ammie

Comment:
This is my favourite image in this challenge. I attempted to emulate this with my collie this weekend... no great results but I'll try again!
Thanks for the inspiration!