Art and the Artist
by gdk

Comment:
There's so much wrong with this image that it works together incredibly well. It's weird, kitschy, and ultimately cool. 7

Victoria
by Barroness

Comment:
A truly wonderful and lovely portrait. 7

Aloft
by barrett_bear

Comment:
Well..... People squawk if you leave a low vote without an explanation.

I am putting in the caveat that this is a combination of my opinion and impression(s).

I'm giving you a 3.

From a straight up presentation with conventional editing, it's not super sharp. I'd like to have a feel for what I am supposed to see here. I don't know what the intended focal point is. Assuming that it's the nest, it's dead center which is a tough composition to fly.

I mentioned the sharpness, and the branches in the top right corner are beyond distracting, in my perspective. There's another single, errant branch in the lower right corner. Also in that lower right corner there's another peculiar element that is odd.

I honestly cannot conjure up anything from this offering that says "Portrait" to me.

Anyhow for me

Clip On Device
by DistantColours

Comment:
Nicely done!

You da man!

Sandy Shadows
by DistantColours

Comment:
Sublime!

We don't see the world as it is, we see it as we are.
by roz

Comment:
Stellar!

In storage forgotten
by Ammie

Comment:
Love the spider webs in the sun. REALLY good light in this!

Roadways, roadmaze...
by LevT

Comment:
Mesmerizing.

Herne Bay Pier Remains Centred
by DistantColours

Comment:
Super nice!

Imagine
by Neat

Comment:
This may sound weird, but I think this image is spatially breathtaking. Yes, the water, shadow and ripples theoretically plant the bird, the rest of the frame is surreal in its indeterminacy.

There's a scene in the film "Kodachrome" where the Nat Geo photographer says "That's why we're photographers. We're preservationists by nature. We take pictures to stop time, to commit moments to eternity. Human nature made tangible."

Thank you for capturing this moment.