autumn beauty
by Phileine

Comment by kennyt:
interesting idea. Just didn't keep my attention.

autumn beauty
by Phileine

Comment by arngrimur:
I love that air.

autumn beauty
by Phileine

Comment by Philos:
I gasped when I saw this shot. WOW (10)

your friend till the bitter end
by Phileine

Comment by Philos:
Congrats on your first 6+ score..

your friend till the bitter end
by Phileine

Comment by Gauti:
or more of a friend after the bitter end?
Eye too dark

your friend till the bitter end
by Phileine

Comment by Philos:
Very sharp. Nice use of DOF.
Could it be improved? I guess yes..
The feathers in his/her neck are a bit blown out...
Nice picture overall. In my top 3!

your friend till the bitter end
by Phileine

Comment by soccerdad:
This is a nice photo, but, the background is too out of focus to appreciate the background.

your friend till the bitter end
by Phileine

Comment by Skip:
awesome detail. this is what they're talking about when they say razor-sharp focus. i think i would like it more if it was cropped slightly on the right and opened up a little more on the left--having that eye so close to dead on just takes a little away for me. all the same, this is one of my top picks for the challenge. good luck!

your friend till the bitter end
by Phileine

Comment by moodville:
Good close up and nicely sharp. A difficult subject to expose correctly. Looks like you blew out the details in the highlights a little on the right plume and up along the edge of the head. In comparison the eye is a little dark, and as with human portraits a catchlight in the eye can really make the difference too. You've also isolated him from the background well.

your friend till the bitter end
by Phileine

Comment by nordicgirl:
This is one of tastful bird pictures...very good focus and backlight works well.