Bougainvillea ~ Flamingo
by Ja-9

Comment by snaffles:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Lovely comp, nice leading lines and sharp pop of colour on an otherwise subdued spray of blossoms. Some bleachiness creeping in but not an overwhelming amount. Maybe a little more saturation? Just bash the voters over the head with more colour and contrast?

Hope this helps

Susan

Bougainvillea ~ Flamingo
by Ja-9

Comment by snaffles:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Lovely comp, nice leading lines and sharp pop of colour on an otherwise subdued spray of blossoms. Some bleachiness creeping in but not an overwhelming amount. Maybe a little more saturation? Just bash the voters over the head with more colour and contrast?

Hope this helps

Susan

The Falcon
by Ja-9

Comment by snaffles:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

I like the idea behind this shot, nice and sharp, I can see by the lens you had and the fact that it's a black car probably parked in the shade account for the high ISO. Good comp but the reflection behind the lettering draws the eye away. Also the red of the tailight and the strip in the chrome compete with each other.

Hope this helps

Susan

Bougainvillea ~ Flamingo
by Ja-9

Comment by clickodak:
Nice composition I give 7

The Falcon
by Ja-9

Comment by Hipychik:
Nice! My fav so far.

The Falcon
by Ja-9

Comment by WonderDude:
I like this!

n e s t i n g
by Ja-9

Comment by vawendy:
I want to goooooo!!!!!

When's our trip to gatorland? Where are we going this time? How are the burrowing owls?

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by Ja-9

Comment by sidpixel:
Hello from the Critique club

An appealing image that meets the challenge well.

That's certainly some S-curve! Your defined areas of sharpness and softness are very effective they certainly make the most important elements of your subject stand out nicely. The nest building action adds interest to the shot and I find the low contrast between the bird and the sky background appealing too. It might have een even more effective without the other bird in the background or if he were in a better position and more recognisable.

Another excellent entry Janine, well done.

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by Ja-9

Comment by PennyStreet:
Very cool!

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by Ja-9

Comment by illini75:
Great shot