Female Mallard
by Lawton

Comment:
I gave this a 5, and if that yellow had been cropped out it would have been a 8-9. Great shot.

The Dialogue
by Zoomdak

Comment:
congrats on the ribbon. For a 2 min exposure, how did you keep the details in the waves?

Dragonfly
by Pug-H

Comment:
[quote=hotpasta] amazing...and without a macro 1:1 lens...this is brilliant [/quote

I had a old pentax lens, 35-70 and it also had a "macro" option probably just like his. Its not like crappy lenses today that have a macro switch that does about nothing, if his is like mine, the barrell rotates, extends and locks..... effectively becoming an extension tube built in. So he may have been at 1:1. Man i miss lenses like that.

Best picture in this challenge, i'd love to know some things though..... how did you get so close without scaring it off, do you know what kinda of AF you were in and was it alive.

Sniper
by Kwilson10

Comment:
Nice, simple, sound. 8

The Enchanted Forest
by kandykarml

Comment:
Very nice I like the soft and it fits the title, I would have liked to have seen a bit more creativity. 8

The Ox (Sven Nykvist, 1991)
by xianart

Comment:
Great picture and it was right to make it bw, 9

The Lady in Red
by androgeus

Comment:
When I first saw this, I thought, " another bugs life submit" but no, you went beyond and have a much better photo and title. I dont like that i can see your shadow in its shell. 8

The black stallion
by fchosson

Comment:
I love this, simple, bold, and strong. I think it would have been better if he was turned around. 8

A River Runs Through It
by drewseph

Comment:
I had the same idea, nice shot and great, GREAT dof,8

Alfred Hitchcock's The Birds
by bspurgeon

Comment:
Ill be honest I looked at this for a few mins and still have not seen anything that even looks like birds. I see what might be "a" bird shap flying, thats it. 9..... i reconsidered