PONT TAIL JOE
by Rando D300

Comment:
Focus is sharp and there's a lot of nice textures for the eyes to feast on. I have a feeling and I could be wrong but this photo shows signs that it was underexposed and edited using the shadow/highlight adjustment feature. There are extreme halos around the edges and the skin color is a bit off. Perhaps severely cropped as well. Pls let me know if I was wrong and I'll change my comment. :)

Waiting for the prey
by Jas

Comment:
Beautiful shot. Great lighting and composition. I love the rain. It adds a lot to the natural feel of the snake's environment. One of my top picks. I should add that this is one of my ribbon winners.

Bufo americanus
by chuck

Comment:
Nice shot. I like the warm color, the sharpness and the shallow dof. One of my top picks.

Gorilla
by digitalpins

Comment:
Nice shot. Good focus on the eyes. I would have cropped the top of the image, boosted the contrast and increased sharpness but I think I like the soft feel of the image.

Mountain Lion
by moodville

Comment:
I love everything about this shot. Excellent! My choice for blue.

Grizzly Warning
by ccraft

Comment:
This has a really "wild" feel to it. Nice focus and lighting. I would have cropped the left side since there is nothing there that helps the composition. I don't always like the square format but it would have worked nicely here.

Misty Morning Maestro
by dunces

Comment:
Nice shot. I like the negative space at the botttom and the misty look. I would have ran it through Neat Image to clean up the color noise.

Fall
by ursula

Comment:
Revisiting for comments: Nice colors and scenic phase. The low lighting was every useful here to capture the golden colors from the low light. Well-done shot.

Warmth
by joanns

Comment:
Returning for comment:

Excellent portrait, well-done on the lighting and the soft focus treatment enhanced the photo quite well. 8

Golden Light
by JPR

Comment:
Nice lighting, love the warm colors too.