Feathers are granular???? OK, I'm going to disregard the topic of this challenge and say I LOVE IT! I love that there's layers and layers of feathers, and the lighiting is great, just falling on the light yellow feathers and making the rest glow. It really gives the illusion of fireworks. I can't wait to find out the author so I can have it on my desktop!
Very nice composition, and the light is lovely. I liked the colors very much. It is a beautiful photo, but the subject is not granular. That is the only thing I see wrong with it.