See You Later Alligator
by Gatorguy

Comment:
Very nicely composed and shot. Excellent DOF, angle, composition along the rail. Now as far as the subject, how on earth did you get this without losing an arm? Can't wait to see the details. 10

Virginia Safari Park
by SJCarter

Comment:
Bummer! I loved this shot and gave it my highest score (my one 9, I was thinking I didn't score over 8's). I would have thought the border and text were legal for border and allowed text covering.

DON'T MAKE THE KING WAIT
by hotpasta

Comment:
Congratulations on the red! I love the picture and the text. The top 3 got my top score.

The Hummingbird Exhibit
by Carlo21

Comment:
I guessed wrong, but hopefully you took it as a compliment.

Turtle Exhibit Billboard
by Lydia

Comment:
Congrats! So I was fooled twice on the first 3 thinking it wasn't real. Still I gave you an 8 (my top score this challenge) and loved the shot. It would make a great promotional ad.

Honolulu Zoo
by Jovan

Comment:
I'm glad to see this was real. Though I doubted I gave you an 8. I know cheetah's do OK with people, but they are fast and you can't see any barrier in this shot. Was this a hill in the middle of a fenced off area? Congratulations on a well done shot and a well deserved ribbon! I can't believe how perfectly everything worked. The perfection was the main reason for my doubt.

Silo
by kingdesmond

Comment:
I'd say this meets the challenge well. It's an interesting shot and this is non-typical architecture. It looked a bit tilted even in the thumbnail. Even though you used your 50mm lens there is some vertical distortion because of the angle of the shot, and it looks like it was straightened based on the left side of the silo. Straightening based on the center bar may have balanced it more.

Support Your Local Zoo!
by IWhispered

Comment:
Nice shot of the otter, beaver or whatever it is. Waiting until you caught it looking at you may have been better. The background looks pretty noisy. If I read your EXIF right it's because you are shooting at ISO 3200. I would recommend bumping that WAY down and dropping from 1/800 shutter speed to compensate.

CENTRAL FLORIDA ZOO
by nutzito

Comment:
Nice pose. I wish you could have gotten rid of the reflection. Maybe a CPF would help.

We're having a party!
by Kelli

Comment:
This looks way over-sharpened, but as wrinkled as elephants get maybe it is fairly realistic since I don't see the sharpening halos. It's nicely composed and edited.