The Splash of a Kiwi
by terje

Comment:
Great image, but the top looks fake-blurred. I love the water and the color is amazing. 8

Natural Woman
by heida

Comment:
Beautiful. Love the look, love the composition. Nice choice of b/w.

Breaking Through
by muur88

Comment:
Interesting colors. The light looks a tad overexposed, but I can't imagine this shot any other way.

The Ruin
by e301

Comment:
This is a sweet shot. I like the muted colors - nothing oversaturated. The sky is great too. I'm not as excited about the composition, but I'm not sure what I would have changed.

forever and a day
by grigrigirl

Comment:
The borders are great. You may hear they aren't, but those people couldn't be more wrong. This could ribbon. One of my top 5 of the challenge. EXCELLENT shot.

Aloft
by Brad

Comment:
Wow. One of the best of the best. 10 Top 2 for sure. The tones in this picture are very familiar. What an amazing structure in this.

Sunset at Castle Hill
by BobsterLobster

Comment:
One of the best - could ribbon. Had to bump from 8 to 9.

Early Morning Seascape
by jonpink

Comment:
WOW. My second 10 of the challenge. Excellent work!! Great colors. This should ribbon.

Captivated
by sher

Comment:
Great colors.

Natural Backlight
by MAK

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

I feel like there are only a couple things you could do to make this a stronger image. The first would have been to get the right wing in focus - difficult at best, but clearly would have strengthened the shot. The second is the crop. I think the negative space serves no overwhelming value in the shot and perhaps making the branch from bottom left corner to top right corner would have made the composition a little tighter and stronger.

I love the lighting effect and I think it's one of the better chosen subjects of the challenge. You have just enough in the background for it to not be plain white and boring, but not distracting.

Good work and keep shooting!

Mav