Birding
by scalvert

Comment by uberjuve:
Great! Perfect mag cover.

Birding
by scalvert

Comment by dagaleaa:
great close-up It would make a nice photo magazine cover. The composition is perfect for a cover with lots of free space for text

Birding
by scalvert

Comment by ddmckinney1954:
very nice

The Sneeze
by scalvert

Comment by Mark:
lol! that's a funny fish. The egg background is really nice. One of my favorite entries.

The Sneeze
by scalvert

Comment by carrieann:
oh he is so cute. i love these fish. you just want to pinch those cheeks. nice photo.

The Sneeze
by scalvert

Comment by caryc:
Really beautiful fish. I like that orange fills the whole frame.

The Birdcage
by scalvert

Comment by scalvert:
Thanks to all those who commented. I didn't have time to leave comments before posting this shot, but several people asked how it was done. Pretty simple really- I taped 1/4" strips of fluorescent paper to two round cake racks and hung the birds from the rack with black thread. I positioned two blacklights to illuminate the inside and outside to make sort of a 3D optical illusion with the lighting. The fluorescent glow caused a purple fringing effect with the camera and I was waiting for someone to say the birds were out of focus (even though the foreground and background obviously are)- Jonwam, you win.

The Birdcage
by scalvert

Comment by bjallen:
I LOVE This.....10

The Birdcage
by scalvert

Comment by moodville:
Wow, that's vivid! Interesting illusion with the stripes, the purple 'creatures(?)' seem a little blurry, but maybe that's my eyes reaction to such strong colors. Certainly the most original I've seen so far.

Birding
by scalvert

Comment by camelotnorth:
great capture of the woodpecker...I especaially like the light on it's head. I think that a tighter crop would enhance the photo...from the top and the right side. The colors are very refreshing.,7