Cathedral Rock - Good Place to Get Some Thinkin' Done
by quark314

Comment:
The scene and composition looks good but what lets it down to me is the lighting. It looks like this was taken during very bright noon/afternoon and as such looks very flat, even with the shadows on the rocks themselves. Had this been taking early morning or late evening and had more emphasis on the lighting it would have scored quite well.

Caged
by marklovell

Comment:
This comes across as an image taken in low light with the wrong white balance. Whereas the yellowish/red tones can usually suggest warmth I think a 'proper' skin tone would be more appealing. The image also looks quite soft and either requires some sharpening or more light to help with focusing. I'm assuming this was a long exposure due to the laser pen markings and that may have been partly the reason why also. The lines do add an unusual interest.

Tiny Dancer
by xylke

Comment:
I think you may have been going for the mix of stopped action and motion of her dancing. Unfortunately it seems you got mostly motion and an out of focus face. There is a blast of color and it looks like she is having fun and that is conveyed nicely in the image, but I think it would have been better with a little less blur on the face.

RAR
by FrostyPaws

Comment:
The shot looks good - exposed well and he seems dressed appropriate for his surroundings so it sets a complimentary scene. As a 'stranger' viewing the image it doesnt hold a lot of interest for me nor have much of an impact, but it works as a portrait. Only technical issue is that it could do with being a little sharper.

Sleeping Fairy Princess
by mystical_princess

Comment:
I'm guessing the 'glow' on the skin is to supplement the otherwordly radiance of angels. I'm personally not a fan of the effect. I also feel the foreground leaves near her elbow are a little distracting.

Enter the 36 Chambers
by justinbrook

Comment:
This image certainly captures a fantasy setting/feeling. Only issues I have is the overexposed area of the sky and there is a little too much black and the bottom.

Great Blue Heron
by scroosloose

Comment:
Good composition, color, and reflection. Herons can be very flighty so you either did a good job to get so close or have a large lens.

Jemmima
by tasha4paws

Comment:
The background is a little busy but I think you hide that well by having such a good crop/focus on the foreground guy. The little catchlight surrounded by blue eye is very cute and adds to the personality, similarly the single water droplet on the beak is a nice touch.

Red-winged Blackbird Wins the Slalom
by theSaj

Comment:
Cute connection with the title. Composition is good and a fun action shot. Overall the image quality isnt great. It's quite noisy and has the feel like it is a crop of a much larger image. The bird is fairly soft and has the same level of noise/sharpness as the background so it doesnt really stand out as much as it should.

Narcissism
by wkoffel

Comment:
The idea is good and it's a cute bird. I like him/her coming in from the corner but feel the mirrored surface is a little too close or seemingly so due to the perspective. Additionally I think it would have looked potentially better had the mirrored surface covered all the negative space and not had any background showing in the corners.