Curious Ratites
by ThingFish

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ps .. i love the hairy bits on their heads .. !! .. ;)

Curious Ratites
by ThingFish

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brilliant shot Fred .. they do look very curious .. !! ..
congratulations on your red ribbon .. :)

Frenzy
by Refocused

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i thought this looked like a golfer image ..
imagine my surprise when i went to see who refocused was and it was you ..
i love your new username and i love this image .. it's actually amazing .. you are such a talented and creative photographer .. this should have beat the insect that got the blue .. :)

Emerald duck
by toutoungi

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many congratulations Ioannis for receiving the blue ribbon for this most unusual, appealing and intriguing image ..
would love to know the back story .. :)

Flying Through the Snow
by MaryO

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WONDERFUL ..!!..
If this is a Mary photo ... then it would have to be my very favourite photo of yours .. beauty in motion .. just fantastic .. :)

Copper Craftsman
by markwiley

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absolutely loving your edit .. :)

Wait and watch
by Neat

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i love this SO much ..!!!!...
everything in this image is perfection ..
emotion .. and a soft and dreamy edit ..
wonderful .. :)

Grey Wolf Leap
by bobnospum

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this is incredible .. i can't imagine how exciting it would be to capture a wild animal in its natural environment like this ..
just brilliant .. :)

Where the Trees Become Art
by arngrimurbl

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i liked this very very much when i first saw it .. as i do love intentional camera movement photos .. and i know that creating just the right look you’re going for can be tricky ..
i think you have nailed it btw .. and your colour pallett is perfect ..
i’m loving the tiny ‘glimmer’ of green in the distance .. like something beckoning .. which makes perfect sense because being in this forest could evoke some almost nightmarish feelings .. the encroaching trees pressing in .. the ground becoming fluid and frightening .. well done on all counts .. :)

petty meandering jellyfish
by tate

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when i first saw this i actually read the title as ‘pretty meandering jellyfish’ ..
which was slightly confusing .. but i went with it and saw what i thought the photographer was trying to convey ..
then i noticed it wasnt pretty … it was petty .. and that made more sense .. although tbh both titles did in their own way ..
so going with the petty point of view .. its like a contradiction .. which is never a bad thing .. it can make us think ..
i dont think there’s anything petty about this jellyfish ..
it brings to mind sludge, waste and all things yucky .. especially after reading that its the chicago sewer system that’s leaking all over the place ..
after saying what might be seen as a negative comment i need to add that i really like this image for its raw gritty impact ..
not everything in life is pristine, perfect and the way we want it to be .. especially our world at the moment .. this could be seen as a comment on the state of our world .. if you want it to be .. :)