Great idea, but I just think that the image is too soft and not quite visible enough. I always say to people... Imagine your photo being printed on a canvas and hanging it on your wall. Will this one work? It may be lost in the print
I'm enjoying being part of the DPL "First 10" Challenge. Yours is photo #3 in my random voting stream.
This has lovely soft and gentle aura to it. The toning and exposure choices accentuate the subject really well and the pattern/placement of the feathers creates interesting combined symmetry and asymmetry. However, brightness in the very center tends to hold my attention at a less than interesting point, and the shadow at the upper left seems a bit out of character. Overall quite engaging work!