Most viewers will likely expect recipe images to be delicious looking foods arranged like the pictures you see in a Denny's Restaurant menu. This does not and coupled with poor focus will likely garner it a low score. A ground level perspective that is a closer, shows more of the predator and in better focus would score much better.
I think your concept for this challenge entry is good. Very cool capture to get this hawk and pheasant (I'm a mid-westerner myself originally). I do think that you pushed it a bit to get this in. What I mean is the image is a little blurry and the focal point is too centered. Makes me wonder if this is a tight crop from a larger original, or given the low light situation the shutter speed wasn't high enough?
Still, congrats on being there to get this cool moment in time! Good luck in the challenge.
Too brutal for me, but throwing that thought away and judging it like every other photo, I like the concept. Natural, but darn it freaks me out quite a bit. You've captured the mood of the predator very, unbelievably well. The picture itself is very blurry on its own merits. Maybe if you sharpened it a bit and added some saturation to the existing colours it would have stood out very well.
I'd say if you got this picture at a different angle, like at the bird's height rather than from your view, it would have been spectacular. Oh! Also, if placed off centre as well, it would have given it a more intriguing shot. So 5 for this shot.
Challenge says to prepare a recipe and take a photo before, during or after. I don't see that here. Sure, it is food, but it does not meet the challenge. Did you read the challenge description? I don't think so. It's also out of focus.
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