Steindl's Staircase
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Comment by Neat:
I would of darkened the highlights, but this is a great scene!

Alcedo Atthis
by riot

Comment by tvsometime:
On the wing and moving. Rare.

Tides of Time
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Comment by tnun:
lovely eyes. please breathe now.

Tides of Time
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Comment by mitalapo:
arresting gaze

Tides of Time
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Comment by Bearded_dop:
insanely steady subject if this is truly a 30sec exposure

Selenium
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Comment by sidpixel:
Hello from the critique club

An interesting image that contributes well to the challenge

Another excellent image Eugene. More often than not you manage to produce an image that stands out in every challenge mainly through sheer technical abilities either in-camera or post-processing or both. This is a good example of such an image, the moon has a luminescent quality that transcends the normal straightforward rendition that is normally seen. The only small problem I have with it is the white crater at about 10 o’clock it is very much brighter and although it is small it is quite prominent and somewhat unnatural with its squareish shape.

Selenium
by riot

Comment by mariuca:
oh boy, it looks a bit like a rotten fruit but it has its beauty
bump

Devonian to Cretaceous
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Comment by Rabitbuster:
I'm just being sucked into the spiral. Beautiful

Solitude
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Comment by jomari:
Beautiful placement of the little bird in amongst all that chunky grey geometry.

Vexed
by riot

Comment by sidpixel:
Hello from the critique club

An appealing image that contributes well to the challenge

I actually like her expression, it probably is a little more annoyed than quizzical but it is very appealing and adds a sense of mystery to the shot which has to be good. The bokeh whilst interesting is also very dominant particularly with the bright orange and bright yellow colouring, I think I would have preferred to see a good mono conversion of this to tone down the dominance of the bokeh. Given the expression and the bokeh Eugene I think you actually missed a good opportunity here through composition to combine the two much more effectively as though she were actually seeing it for herself and reacting to it.