gloria_hopkins

Miguel don't you worry about those low ratings. Some of the best bird photographers in the world have portraits just like this in their portfolios, and this isn't close to being one of your best.

 

That said, what is most impressive about this image is the expression that you have captured in the face and eyes of the animal. It's touching, and meaningful and tells me as an artist what moves you as an artist.

 

If that's "old hat" to some then I feel sorry for them for they know not what to look for in such an image.

 

It's like someone overlooking that which makes the masterpiece "Mona Lisa" so famous. They see a simple portrait and "don't get it." The art is lost on them. That's their worry, not yours.

 

Your work is beautiful and your bird photographs are anything but cliche.

I see the penguin too :) Very nice Dan! Gives both warm n cozy + frigid n chilly feelings depending on how you look at it. Good color, too. Excellent!

Marina: I liked this image very much. It was nicely framed, expertly executed and the action puts it over the top. Congrats on POW.

 

Carl: I haven't been photographing that long, will probably give up photography before going digital, I don't make zoo shots, don't digitally alter (I'm bad at it anyway) my images and I've just made the switch from 35mm ......... to 4x5.

 

Fear not, old school photography is alive and well :-)

I don't do it, but I still love this shot :)

Wonderful image. Great on many levels. Congrats!

Cuteness factor: 10/10

I love this! Great eye and great capture.

Gotta love that composition. Great shot all the way around.

:-) Happy Times

This is very nice, but I can't help but to think how much more impact this would have if the bird were giving you a sideways glance from this height and pose. Talk about 'connection' with your subject! Maybe you got one like that?

Love it!!

Baby pineapples! This is a great shot. Not many folks get to see them at this stage. Nice, soft light. You dealt with clutter great, and technicals are dead-on. May a tiny tweak to boost contrast a little ... but other than that this nice!

This is very beautiful, as are the other infrared images in your folder. The bird looks very prehistoric, which adds to the drama of the image. Very nice indeed!

Neat portrait. Love this bird...

Hey everyone - this was made during a wonderful trip to the Big

Island in 2002. It's been sitting in my folder for awhile but I

thought I would ask for your thoughts. It was photographed via

helicopter as the sun was going down and passing through clouds. I

had to saturate it and adjust levels in PS to get rid of some window

haze. Thanks for looking!

How can you not love this ??? ROFLOL!!!

All critiques are welcom and I would like to ask your opinion of the

cropped tail. Thanks!

Hi Otto: Thank you so much! Your post was a very pleasant surprise first thing in the morning :) I've just got myself back in the field after spending eight months on other projects (I also paint and write a little) I'll be posting some new photos very soon!

Fantastic shot and wonderful composition. If that far-left gull were looking at the trio, as all the other gulls are, that would be most extraordinary. As is, it's wonderful and the foot-covering-gull is no problem. As far as anthropomorphizing is concerned, I think some folks just like to have fun with titles. I don't get the title on this one, (never heard it before) but it seems like a fun shot, worthy of a fun title. Not everything in this world must be dead serious.

"Gloria Joker? Only if i squint real hard, and definitely not unless somebody suggested so."

 

Yea, I can see him. But I'm one of "those" who likes to find stuff in clouds - especially if properly fortified ;)

" Does the thumbnail suggest a joker to anyone . . . board as face, surfer as hat :-) . . . . . oh never mind. "

 

I see it!

Ah ... takes me back to my old surfin' days in LA, thanks :) Great shot all the way around. I wanna go........

Re: "... Much ado about nothing..."

 

You're partly right. The photographer has created much ado with his photo of "nothing." In my mind, that's the whole point of this particular POW - and the mark of a wonderful photographer.

This is a very, very nice idea. I just wish the person were doing something - away from the center/bottom. Ideas include a nude female peeking from behind a tree, a deer or animal, a hiker walking into the frame from the left. It could be loaded with impact but as is, it's simply "nice."

Very nice!