Finch
by zardoz

Comment:

Originally posted by Jutilda: I'm not a huge bird person, but I like this because of the deep cinnamon/brown tones of the background, which is unexpected. Well focused and the DOF is good. Could you crop out that black something-or-other in the upper left? Hmm Just a thought.

Thanks for my first ever portfolio comment Jutilda :-)

The black thing is part of the bird feeder and you are right, it is distracting. I̢۪ll see what I can do with it.

Footprint Illusion
by staab

Comment:
I can’t see it as an imprint only an outprint. I keep trying to sneak up on it but I cannot make my brain imprint it! Clearly I have become hard and inflexible – doh!

Path Older Than Time
by Cutter

Comment:
Love the foreground, not so sure about the sky though. The sky is very dramatic and sets the image off well but it looks rather fake and that spoils it a little. I think it is that the mountains are just too sharp at the transition to the sky. The image is amazing and the foreground leads me straight to the mountains then me eye gets hung-up on the sharp transition and it suddenly becomes two images, ground and sky.

It̢۪s a fantastic image none the less!

Sir
by Joey Lawrence

Comment:
Joey, you are not a good photographer - you are a master of emotion. No one has ever shocked me with the power of imagery as you have – no one. I am humbled and I am grateful.

My greatest respect, Mike

(I posted this here as it seemed the most fitting. I could have said this on any of your images.)

Caged Expression
by arentz

Comment:
Could have used a focal point – one with the cap off and a little paint oozing out perhaps – as it is it’s nice but rather jumbled.

Worthless in Bits & Pieces
by Cheerz

Comment:
Looks like an interesting composition but its so bright it took me several seconds to figure out what it was.

Bits of Pieces of Soto
by bussy

Comment:
Interesting composition but it seems rather soft.

I Will Not Break My Pencil
by itsselv

Comment:
The focus seems a touch off - it̢۪s just a fraction above the broken pencil bits I think. A little sharpening may fix it (bad pun).

Learning the Drill
by BeeCee

Comment:
Spooky. Would have been stronger without the two drill bits in the foreground though – it would have made it more machine shop like.

Bits and Pieces of Glass
by JeniY

Comment:
Nice colours and composition, a little crisper lighting may have given it a touch more ping.