Awwww, another cat shot, I could have done without that today...:) I like the moment you have captured with the tongue in action, the bright white/pink thing in the foreground is distracting. Maybe a tight square crop?? to just show the face and tongue.

lol sorry to subject you to another kitty Beamer :)

I agree the blown out area is distracting.. thanks for the idea.. I'll play around with it

Great moment, i love cats.

It only could be better if we could see some air over the cat.

See you.

Geat capture! Clyde's suggestion is exactly right - a healthy crop would very much strengthen this shot.

Best,
Jon

Nice, the dark patch in the left upper corner is a bit distracting. What if you'd crop it to a perfect square?

Thanks D1N0, square might be the trick. I was/am a little concerned with losing the little peaks of orange-ish light on the waves.

Very nice... Deep color I love it!

Such wonderful color!

Gorgeous feel and color - I would def. crop this to a square - easy and effective fix. Great work.

Best,
Jon

Nice composition using this type of crop that is very well balanced. I like the depth of field and the fact that you got the main bird to perform tricks - great sense of fun.

Acertada fotografia para el tema, creo que es destacable el encuadre de los dos sujetos, uno en movimiento el otro no. Me gusta esta fotografia aunque creo que los dos pajaros de atrás no aportan nada a la composicion ya la vista queda atrapada en el primer sujeto. Enhorabuena. Saludos

Love the colors and the composition is good. Very interesting vertical!

This could be my eyes, but it looks to me that the focus is a bit soft at the point of the bird's head and chest. It appears that the sharpest point of focus is on sand behind the bird. Was this part of a larger photo that was cropped down to include only this bird? In any event I think it would be improved with a sharper focus on his head and chest feathers.

The eads bridge in St. Louis, Mo. 1 of my first attempts at hand held panos

previous version posted under frost and snow, I just cloned out some distracting lines

I agree with Beamer regarding dark patch in the lower-right corner and cutting off the left side, but rather like the shot otherwise. I live in Montana and this is just rough native and mtn. man style, it's familiar and works for me. A little more light on his face would have been cool. Thanks for submitting, Jessa.

Hi Jessa,

Is a nice photo, i dont really find distracting the dark area in the lower right, but i would like to see the whole antler thats what i really think that distracts the attention. Next time try to put the subject in one piece inside the photography, dont cut it, take care with that and then dont forget to erase distracting dark areas too.

See you!

I have to agree that for me it seems more about the dream catcher and less about the man, although the man does add drama etc. I particularly like the use you have made of the depth of field to bring the subject forward. Overall, very pleasing to me.

Thanks for the help everyone and all the nice comments :)

I hadn't really thought about it until you mentioned it Beamer & Boyd, it is more about the dreamcatcher. When posting, I was torn between portrait of a person of shot with a story. Hmmm perhaps it would have worked better in the latter.

Very interesting shot. Nice.

I have to agree that this is a very striking shot ... right down to the beautiful reflections in the bulb and its reflections. Well done.

Thank you Eye_See and boyd.

My concern is maybe the grass and the wall of the fountain behind might be distracting. perhaps an all black background would be more effective, or maybe I've just looked at it too long.

I didnt even notice the backround at first but once you mentioned it, I can see your concern. However, I think the wall in particular adds another interesting line.

thanks selaux, I recently tried it all black and didn't like it so looks like the line stays. I appreciate the help

Lovely shot! The reflection is very sharp, and the "reflected reflection", too! XD

Beautiful colours, and textures. I like it very much.

Nice abstract feel to it. Like the light coming through the snow on the left. :~)))

thanks lolly!

Looking at this again, I think I need to clone out the whatever those out of focus lines are in the upper right hand side of the frame.

To me they look a bit like blurred tree branches, or something like that; in fact, I thought you may have added them!! Clone out with glee...

I really loved the sky this afternoon. I think this image is probably a bit over processed and perhaps I should have straightened the bottom but I couldn't resist.

Wonderful cloudscape. You are right, straightening the bottom would improve the overall look. But it is still a good photo.