Stay Focused!
by gsal

Comment:
There is something different about thsi photo that appeals. I like the way you have gone with the negative space int eh left hand side, and the profile portrait of the kid to the right. The background is very well blurred for this. I usually am not a fan of this style of work, but you have pulled it off with an exceptionally composed and executed image.

The Joy of the Chase
by MaryO

Comment:
A shame that the second dog was cropped out partly fgrom the photo. I just want to see a little bot more on that side............

Sophia Flew
by RKT

Comment:
It is probably the effect you were after, the old school type, but I am not a fan of the processing, and the noise that it creates, the lack of contrast and definition in the subject as it gets lost amoung the background.

New Heights
by Carlo21

Comment:
Don't know why it needed to be validated. I just think you are way too patient to be able to capture this against that brilliant sky. Major issue though is the size, would have loved the subject to be bigger, but that may not have been possible

Gypsy
by Ristyz

Comment:
Remembering times many years ago. A friend had a couple of these when I was growing up. Big, graceful animals. We used to take the cart out with them pulling it along the road..............good times

Greta phoot, I love the processing for this, it just appeals to me. Well done

Soaring on Wingtips Flared
by hahn23

Comment:
Nice capture and a balanced composition for this. Crop is good and the tree in the bottom works for me

Soaring
by Jedusi

Comment:
Great capture of the bird, but the stark white background doesn't work for me. I would prefer to see cloudy sky or something, and not flat white

Ascend
by Cuttooth

Comment:
Nice Idea, but cropping off the feet doesn't help. Also would have had it more to the right, so that it was ascending to the top left corner of the image

Odin vs. Hrungnir
by VitaminB

Comment:
Nice capture, good processing, like the border added as well as it compliments the photo. Crop is spot on

Carpenter Bee inflight
by rrdjserv

Comment:
As I am allergic to bees, I have a hatred of them........fortunately I am only commenting, and not voting on the images.

Very shallow DOF on this, which has worked well, however it would have been so much beter if the bee was flying towards you