Alive with Color in the Dead of Winter
by Mike_Adams

Comment by yanko:
Nice capture. Almost everything I like about it is provided by the bird though (i.e. attractiveness/uniqueness). The composition and POV suggests hastiness rather than craftmanship. Although you did get the shot so that's important. The thing is your title suggests more than what is delivered here and why I expected more. Perhaps a lower POV would have captured that story better (i.e. show more of the surrounding elements) and at the same time given this composition more harmony with the subject.

Just my opinion of course. It's a good photo. I just think it can be better. Good luck.

Alive with Color in the Dead of Winter
by Mike_Adams

Comment by hotroll:
Amazing colors.... what kind of bird is this?

Alive with Color in the Dead of Winter
by Mike_Adams

Comment by KarenNfld:
What a cute bird! Is it a Mandarin Duck? I love the colours.

Alive with Color in the Dead of Winter
by Mike_Adams

Comment by JulietNN:
Just gotta love these ducks. They are a blast of colour. your shot is fabulous. colours are crisp, clean, sharp in all the right places, very very well done indeed. 10 straight across the board here for this one

Alive with Color in the Dead of Winter
by Mike_Adams

Comment by jonnienye:
super wow factor gets automatic 10

Alive with Color in the Dead of Winter
by Mike_Adams

Comment by truogre:
WOW, the colors are astounding, a little distracting glare behind the duck, BUT GREAT COLOR!! - 10, hope you do well!!

Alive with Color in the Dead of Winter
by Mike_Adams

Comment by pjangel:
Beautiful bird... the rock on the left side is a little distracting.

symp.jpg
by Mike_Adams

Comment by citymars:
Nice! If you get a chance to add a Photographer's Comment, I'd love to know if this was shot with a star filter, or if the star effect was added in post-processing. Either way, well done.

{EDIT} PS: Thanks for the explanation of the long exposure = star effect.

Message edited by author 2008-01-25 21:20:09.

carolina-neon.jpg
by Mike_Adams

Comment by citymars:
I love neon, especially old neon like this. I can see why you were draw to the sign, though the neon looks a bit muddied in the photo.

Duke-FSU0011.JPG
by Mike_Adams

Comment by ryand:
Great stopped action, interesting expression, and I'll agree with Matt that a crop a bit tighter/not as tight, would be a little better, but still a cool shot.