The Valley Rattler
by kirtiebu

Comment:
I wonder if the grain was intentional. I like the composition, but I sure wish it was in colour!

A Joyful Noise
by Brad

Comment:
Wow. This is fantastic. Composition, light, focus, exposure....... I love it all. Well done!

Drake
by scrum8

Comment:
Stunning! So clear and the background so wonderfully and totally out of focus. Great shot!

Lost in Wonderland
by connie

Comment:
Beautiful!!! These flowers look so fragile, I can just about feel them.

Truck after Truck; Tree after Tree
by JEFFJSB

Comment:
I like this - it has character! The composition is great and the muted colours are wonderful, too. I am so glad you didn't turn this black and white.

Flower girl
by pitsaman

Comment:
I love the DOF and the strong yellow/black color contrast.

Medals
by KiwiChris

Comment:
That was at 200mm? WOW, you can nearly make out the writing on the medals even in this web-resized photo! Fantastic!!!

The Guard
by peete

Comment:
I agree that you were robbed. People must have "penalized" you for not showing something cute and fluffy, instead of judging this superb photograph. Ggggrrrrrrrr at them.

Philip-Head & Neck Portrait
by lynnesite

Comment:
Catching an animal running around would not normally count as "portrait", but since you can hardly sit a horse on a table with some posterboard behind and some carefully placed spotlight, I'll "let you get away with it" this time *g*.

The blur is ok, but I would like to see this photo with the white bar cloned out, and the perhaps the sky a touch bluer (all this coming from a purist *s*).

Beautifully captured, a perfect moment in time, the light couldn't be better - LOVELY SHOT!!! 8

George
by Rando D300

Comment:
The background is not attractive, but sufficiently dark and blurred to not be a problem. Your dog is beautiful and I like the soft, natural light. I would prefer it if he/she was looking at the camera, or at least a little more in "my" direction.