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Beautiful pose and colors Ali! This is a textbook sleep pose with the solitary wasp biting down on its perch to anchor itself, so I'm guessing that you caught this soon after dawn? If cropped from a larger image, it would be interesting to play with the composition and include a bit more of the plant stem while shifting the wasp towards to the upper right rule of 3rds point.

Lovely craftsmanship from the jewelers, embroiderers, hand painter and last but not least the photographer! Just one suggestion: the darker shadowy area on top looks a bit unproductive to me, maybe a slight amount of fill-in flash could have brought out more of the embroidery detail there?

Beautiful shot and very tragicomical expression of the unfortunate frog!

Interesting features of this young lady with a pensive expression and just enough blur to catch the observant look of the gentleman in the background. Her eye comes out slightly too dark on my monitor, probably the white shirt in the background forced exposure slightly under the best solution. Did you turn the camera vertical for an alternate shot in portrait orientation? Because of the necklaces and long bridge of the nose, perhaps that would have worked even better despite the omission of the backgound observer.

Gorgeous action shot Jerry! Not only a beautiful capture but these also happen to be my favorite birds of prey, thanks for sharing.

Beautiful and statuesque Vladimir! Is this a Caracal? I would love to see the detail in a larger version but there doesn't seem to be one uploaded.

Thanks everyone! This was mostly the result of luck, about two dozen birds were moving at random & I was hoping to catch an interesting composition of three in a row, but kept just missing due to slight overlaps or unequal spacing. Then after about an hour this constellation of four suddenly appeared for just a second.

Great pose, very sharp and glossy blackbird! To bring it out even more, perhaps a tighter crop would work even better, cutting out the OOF bits of branches in lower left and upper right corners?

Please view large! Thanks :)

Beautiful portrait and expression, thanks for sharing Roberto!

Beautiful shot Daniel, I agree with Victor that the flamingos and color of the lake in the background provide a very nice touch!

Your comments and ratings appreciated. View large please!

Very sci-fi, well done! Conveys depth and has great colors

Nice pose and focus! Contrast looks slightly flat on my screen, maybe increase that a little to enhance the counterlight effect?

Nice sharpness but the composition looks a little unbalanced to me. Maybe move the bird slightly closer to center and rotate a wee bit counterclockwise?

A very interesting fly and sharp focus! My preference would be to give it a closer crop on top and at right for better composition and to allow a closer look for on-screen viewing

Very beautiful eye and translucent scales Javi, well done!

Beautiful image Madalina! I do hope there will be a male counterpart. Fertility still tends to be perceived as a predominantly female attribute and hence infertility is stereotyped as a problem that mostly affects women. However, the majority of couples experiencing inability to conceive are actually afflicted by male fertility problems.

Beautiful colors and composition, the only details I can pick on are the dark halo around the head and the (on my screen) oversaturated green. Maybe try darkening the background a bit to match the tonality of the halo?

Your comments and critiques appreciated :)

Excellent action and composition! Almost reminds me of a "wormhole exit" scene in a scifi movie 7/7

Looks like you really scared him! Great colors, sharpness and pose!

Beautiful shot Tibi! The translucent shiny pollen makes me think of caviar :) The upper part of the stamen appears to have a little bit of haze over its center, could this be due to slight glare from a light source?

Wonderfully rich colors and dynamic lines, the composition and contrasting sky create real depth in the image!

Outstanding Rakesh!