Humbled, Rejected ... the anguish of his loneliness
by hahn23

Comment:

Originally posted by vawendy: Such an incredibly beautiful shot, but it just doesn't say battle of the sexes to me. Perhaps it's my lack of knowledge, but usually the males stay separated from the females for most of the year. So to me, it just seems like a normal shot that you'd find vs one that tells the story. Or the story is human emotions put onto an animal that doesn't fit the story, in my mind... sorry

I didn't have time, nor opportunity, to do a staged shot with humans.

The Furious Rhinurtle
by GeorgesBogaert

Comment:
This one is my choice for the blue. It made me smile. Great job! Pretty cool and awesome creature!

The Flying Tiger
by hahn23

Comment:

Originally posted by JakeKurdsjuk: Your blues got oversaturated during the structuring of the background, OOF areas. Striking bird and the detail there is wonderful, but you need to pull back the details in the areas you don't want them.

My sky is quite blue. I'm sorry you do not live in a place with a blue sky. In your area, it's likely air pollution or humidity causing dispersion of light rays. Maybe you should travel more.

Stellar Jay
by Ja-9

Comment:
Well, the bird photo may indeed be stellar. But, this is most definitely a Steller's Jay, Cyanocitta stelleri. It was named after the German naturalist Georg Wilhelm Steller, the first European to record them in 1741. This is indeed the intermountain West species, as identified by the white marks on its face. I appreciate the good photo. I mean no offense at the name correction, but I'm certain you would prefer the correct identification. (8)

clearwater bay
by Tiberius

Comment:
Top notch. One of my highest ranked images in this challenge. Good composition. I'm certain it's squared away with regards to horizon. No reason to suggest a rotation, except for the fact it "feels" like it might benefit from a slight clockwise rotation.

Dunes of grass
by Paul

Comment:
One of my top ranked images. This should ribbon. Superb composition. Interesting detail in the grasses and the cloud front.

Avalon
by Neat

Comment:
One of my top ranked images in this challenge. I like the toned, monochrome processing very much. (A minor clockwise rotation would have squared the horizon.) Composition is good. Maybe slightly less sky would have generated visual benefits for the viewer.

Surreal RIver at night
by Alex_Petrini

Comment:
This is my top ranked image in this challenge. I expect this will ribbon. The sand and water detail is fantastic. The stars add a lot, too. If I could change one thing, it would be the location of the horizon line. At middle/center you create a dilemma for the viewer, as to whether to look up or down. Not an easy thing to do, but if you could have included all of this with a horizon line away from dissecting the scene so precisely.

A Disgreement over Grazing Rights
by hahn23

Comment:

Originally posted by memorycaptured: With the title and subject matter it would be more effective for the bulls to be brawling, antlers locked etc.

It's not rutting season!

Your average vote cast tells me all I need to know.

Star Trekking
by kirbic

Comment:
Great image! I love the clarity and perspective. Way to go. (Nice camera, too!)