Tried to recreate the magic -- hung a white sheet in the backyard, focused a little behind the deck railing where they land, and took lots and lots (and lots) of photos.
I'm hoping it does as well as the one that was dq'd. I haven't entered another bluebird since that challenge and have been waiting for this opportunity. I've got my fingers crossed! (and it's really hard to take pictures that way.)
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OMG!! How exciting and what a stressful week! I'm sitting here staring at the keyboard & I'm speechless! thanks everyone!
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I like your photo! Nice work. I put out a bird feeder last year, but I have not gotten many birds just squirrels. I don't know how to keep the squirrels away.
This is the shot I thought would get the blue, having 3 bird photos in the top 3, this is the only non captive shot, both birds are very well processed and natural looking. I guess they dont give points for degree of difficulty here! Very well done..
Wendy, as you might have guessed by my comment, this was my favorite in this challenge. It is flawless perfection, having not one single thing about it that could have made it better, including just overall eye appeal. Congratulations on your most-deserved ribbon!
That back round is disturbingly perfectly white, I sure hope you got this in the camera because id like to see it in the ribbons, just a lovely shot, perfectly framed, the wings are just the least bit blurry, but a lovely shot.
Charming detailed capture and interaction between two birds. A bit odd to have no background, just the pure white. Reduces it's impact a little, for me. But lovely detail in both birds and stunning crescent of extended wings.
Beautiful detail on the birds; love the pose on the landing bird and the composition. Quite a poetic title, too ;-) Personally I would prefer some context to the background, but all in all a really great shot.
Ok. . .this is my new favorite bird photo -- my old favorite being MINE :) WOW! I can't see anything that takes points away from this being total perfection -- even the degree of difficulty factor is a 10. So, after voting 86%, I gladly (ok, maybe not soooogladly, but certainly deservingly) I surrender my one and only 10 to this fabulous wildlife photography! Gotta be a ribbon winner here. Congratulations!
Visually stunning, there are little minor details that negatively affect this image - such as the red around the rock and the excess "leftovers" on the left side of the right. This reviewer thinks that the overly blank background, while not a poor choice, is over done and detracts somewhat from the image's overall artistic impact. Still, it is an excellant capture and even with the minor technical and artistic issues, it's well worth it's rating. Well done.
Great content, but the background is so flat and harsh it really detracts. Some sort of gradient, or bokeh, or blur would have improved this otherwise great capture. Not voting at the moment.
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