Green Heron
by manishk

Comment by Knightmoves:
beautiful capture, great color

Green Heron
by manishk

Comment by KarenNfld:
Lovely capture, seems a bit oversharpened, the harsh sunlight on the log is distracting. A polarizing filter might have toned it down a bit. Still a great photo.

Green Heron
by manishk

Comment by OdysseyF22:
Great capture, the composition and placement of the heron in the frame bisects it nicely, and makes the eye want to travel to where the fish must be. 10

Green Heron
by manishk

Comment by hotpasta:
wow, that's impressive...great colour and sharpness

Ancient stationery
by manishk

Comment by graphicfunk:
A little more attention with the lighting and this image would have finished much higher. However, the delivery of the image is great. Congratulations on your top 20 finish.

4th July colors
by manishk

Comment by annah:
lovely colors and I love the crowd at the bottom, the really balances out the composition.

4th July colors
by manishk

Comment by jerryc12:
Very good shot. The audience in the foreground removes it from the mundane. I wish you had straightened the audience. (The tilt is disturbing.

Ancient stationery
by manishk

Comment by levyj413:
Nice!

Ancient stationery
by manishk

Comment by kteach:
Trying to leave some more in depth comments on random photos, so here goes...

I like the slight tilt of the papers in the frame of the shot and the duotone coloring, though it seems just a tad yellow and I might have made it a bit more brown. Considering that I can't read what is written on the paper, I think if I had been able to it might distract from the idea of the photo, so it was a good choice. Suggestions for improvement? Besides the possible change in color for the duotoning, it seems like the tips of the fingers get lost in the lighting, and I'd like to see a bit more definition there. Nicely done!

Ancient stationery
by manishk

Comment by lauralink:
I understand tha a quill is a rather primitive tool, but it doesn't convey that the stationery is itself ancient. The photo is good, with sepia undertone, but it fails to match the "ancient" part of the title. There is also the fact that the photo captures the ongoing writing of the note, which is not an ancient event, but current for the photographer.