Merlin
by Enlightened

Comment:
I love wildlife shots with a passion and if that means having branches in front of the bird - so be it. A difficult bird to get and you did a good job shooting into such a light sky .. if possible, dodge a little catch light in it's eye .. just subtle but it will add a lot to the shot. Nice job.

2013 PAW - Week 4
by MarkB

Comment:
A lovely riot of pinks

05 - Birches In WInter
by ursula

Comment:
So beautiful - there is a quality about your shots Ursula that wold give you away as the photographer - silky, beautiful colors, gorgeous lines .. I find it so hard to pan like yo do and have the shot come out so lovely and straight - the whites at the bottom turning into the blues at the top - almost as if there was still snow on the ground and the sky was a beautiful blue color. What a joy it is to come across your work. It's a visual delight every time.

Week 5 - Textures
by BeckyT

Comment:
F- 25 - no wonder it's so beautifully crisp .. just lovely and I too checked out your blog .. oh I am sooooooo happy for you that you have a group to go with .. what fun!

The-Night-Visitors
by jomari

Comment:
This is just a lovely shot - wouldn't I love to have them in my garden - I just love the way they are situated on the tree - the one of our left has his little paw up as it to say I will bat you if you come any closer.
They have cute little tails too - what a lovely job you did in getting them up in that tree posed in such wonderful positions - their little bums almost touching. I just think these little guys/gals are adorable. Very nice capture!

James catches his first wave
by Abra

Comment:
Well when the shot is this much fun it's excusable to put it in early (smiles) I do love the mother's expression and the little person looks like he is on a clothes washer getting a good tumbling. The 3rd and 4th shot really give insight into the poor mom's concern - "it it time to scream for help yet"? haha - thanks so much for this wonderful glimpse into what is probably a common happening on beaches everywhere that we miss - good for you for catching the whole sequence.

Civil War Battle REenactment - Prairie Grove Arkansas
by dandavis

Comment:
I went back and forth between the color and this one - and I am bit torn as well - on one had the warm tones are lovely but as others have pointed out - the b&w adds to the authenticity of the era - Yes, cloning out some of the people would allow the canon to become even more a focal point and simplicity is a good thing when the people are in modern dress - however, given the number of people and the tress and such, it would be a fair amount of work and I not sure the pay off would warrant it .. I do like the suggestion put forth by [user]ciaegale[/user] to make it sepia - also adding grain might be a good choice but all in all it's a lovely shot of a piece of history.

05 52
by salmiakki

Comment:
What a treat - my mind is trying to make sense of it and I gave up and just started to enjoy the wonderful shades and textures and lines .. I have never tried to to do two exposures in camera and this shot really makes me want to. I will have to look up a video to learn how to do it as I would love to have something even close to this wonderful in my portfolio.

4 - Baby Pinecone
by colorcarnival

Comment:
You know this shot is so perfect that it almost looks like it isn't a photograph - and I mean that in the nicest way possible. Every part of the photo is so well done. The pine-cone is very cute and it heralding the coming of spring. The blue sky also is perfect as it makes everything pop - the colors are so true and your ability to get everything is such crisp focus at an Aperture of 2.0 is amazing.
The snow is the crowing glory - in some places it looks like it's part of the sky - some white puffy clouds and then you look again and see that it's the light puffy snow that is keeping the branches company.
A shot to be very proud of.

Beetle
by jomari

Comment:
The high key processing has emphasized this adorable elder's eye - he looks so gentle - you did a very nice job of working with a blown out sky - I can only imagine how precious he is to your grand daughters and you have given them a precious keepsake. I love it when ppl post the gentle creatures who enhance our world - thank you.