Butterfly
by ladyhawk22

Comment:
Beautiful entry, and congrats on its finish. I should of figured as much, with your "lets take care of business first" attitude. At any rate, love this shot.

J.

Hippo2
by drewbixcube

Comment:
This is cool. I love the crop, one of my fav's of yours so far. When I was a kid I used to put my eyes right at the water level, and pretend I was a gator or hippo. This takes me there again, with the added bonus of an actual hippo. Good shot.

Prairie Dog
by drewbixcube

Comment:
Love it. The clarity, and color coordination are awesome. The bokeh is really nice too.

Feeding Time!
by drewbixcube

Comment:
Yeah I really like this one. I like this one a little more because it sort of shows a personality IMO. If I may though, one suggestion. Pimp those eyes. Of course, I'm too much a dummy to do it right but I remember seeing this tutorial by the infamous Idnic. Here's the link.

//www.dpchallenge.com/tutorial.php?TUTORIAL_ID=48

P.S. I don't think I've seen a photo of you yet where you wern't smiling, and laughing. It was contagious, and I believe you made the whole group feel more comfortable with it. My wife agrees.

momandbaby.jpg
by ladyhawk22

Comment:
OK OK, I admit this is a great shot, but I'm convinced she was totally posing for you, which is in case you didn't know, against the rules. I'm going to have to ask you to remove this shot, fraternizing with the animals is unfair. LOL. Great image, despite my outrage.

sunbear2.jpg
by ladyhawk22

Comment:
Wow, this is the best photo of the bears that I have seen. Those ice blue eyes are incredible, and his expression is priceless. Great shot, one of the best I've seen so far.

You know looking at this again, I think its the shaping light that makes it so good. The light bursts with the shadows give this alot of personality. Again, good stuff.

Message edited by author 2007-04-17 09:09:05.

DSC_5726.jpg
by griz210

Comment:
This shot looks fantastic centered. 4 out of 5 times I would steer clear of a centered composition, but in this case its the right choice IMO. Awesome.

DSC_5645.jpg
by griz210

Comment:
Sweet. What an amazing shot. I don't see the softness here that you had mentioned. Quite exceptional actually, you even got the tones in his eyes, which is amazing enough, but you got it with the lens pointed directly at the sky, and the bird didn't sink entirely into blackness. Awesome stuff, I love it.

Sierras by Moonlight
by cutlassdude70

Comment:
My fav. Not sure how this will rank, because there is hella competition, but if it were up to me, Blue baby. Nice work. GL. 10

Cold Kentucky Night
by beamsclan

Comment:
This is my sleeper of the challenge. I love it, I think its excellent photography, and a unique shot. I mean good lord how many bridges could they cram into a challenge. This gets a +1 from me just cause its not a bridge. LOL. GL, I'll be cheering this one on.