Lab Lady
by rayg544

Comment by wheeledd:
It is nice to see a person at work in a real work environment. I like the composition (with the slight angle of the shot) and the action of the hands. I think it would be stronger with a little more contrast and a little more of the foreground to show what she is working on.

Lab Lady
by rayg544

Comment by marbo:
Good clean sharp photo.

Wild Peacock
by rayg544

Comment by fstopopen:
nice. with the exception of the blue, the bird blends in.

Wild Peacock
by rayg544

Comment by Skip:
well, that's not something you expect to see everyday. well, at least not around here. buzzards, crows, turkeys--yes, peafowl--no. nice capture. love the colors. good luck!

Wild Peacock
by rayg544

Comment by nfessel:
Beautiful.

Wild Peacock
by rayg544

Comment by TDCollins:
Good Capture!

Wild Peacock
by rayg544

Comment by cghubbell:
For this shot to work, I think you need a bigger lens. The bird occupies such a small part of the image overall that its intricate detail is lost amongst the busy backdrop of the woods. You may also be able to imrpove this kind of shot by shooting with a wider aperture. Something like f/2 or f/4 on a telephoto would have a good chance of throwing that background completely out of focus and leaving a nice bokeh in its place.

Left for dead
by rayg544

Comment by rjourneay:
The leading branches really make this image too busy

Left for dead
by rayg544

Comment by Brad:
Natural framing with the trees is a bit distractig in my opinion.
As a suggestion, try taking the image into Photoshop (assuming you have it), and in the Hue/Saturation adjustments, take the yellow channel hue and saturation to the right a little (may 10 pts) and bright the lightness down a bit (10-20 pts) to give the yellows more of a darker, richer green look, and bring the red saturation up just a little.

Lab Lady
by rayg544

Comment by md8speed:
Good 'action' photo and good b/w