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Lovely reflections on the wings, thanks Mariusz!

Remarkable coincidence, beautiful green and tan palette and perfect DOF!

Great action shot Joe! The background really enhances the sense of motion.

Lovely composition and focus Klara! A touch of fill-in light might have highlighted the pollen to even greater effect

Thanks for your comments and ratings!

To me this looks really good as is Roberto. Some of the highlights on the right look a bit blown out so you might try a tighter crop around the middle columns (e.g. as above or even as a vertical crop) although I like your original equally.

Lovely sharpness and composition, grazie Beppe!

Lovely ant-acrobats!

...no freezing/refrigeration involved, this live mantis didn't flinch

while I aimed a 20mm micro lens right between its antennae. Good

halloween material?

Nice colors and sharpness Ibrahim! The red tiles(?) in the background are a bit distracting though.

Beautiful image Alexandru!

Very expressive and original, thanks for sharing this Nur!

Hi Rob, I really like the stained-glass effect of the counterlight through the wing & the "fur static" on the back!

I agree with Radu, the green on the right is a bit distracting, maybe a slightly different angle would improve the background

For some reason today was the day when every praying mantis in the

neighborhood climbed up walls. This one came up my screen door and

posed willingly when I transferred it to a plant. Your comments

apprciated!

Great sharpness and DOF, wonderful pose and off-center composition!

Excellently sharp and furry! The crop could have used just a sliver more space to the right of the biggest flower.

Beautiful pose and colors, thanks for sharing this!

Escargot geant ou tortue naine? Tres jolie composition!

Hi Gerald, I'd rate this as very good, the crop is perfect and the feathers are nice and sharp and the color around the eye provides an intresting counterpoint to the beak. As possible further improvements, on my screen the white balance looks a bit off towards magenta and a slightly lower POV would have brought down the darker part of the background (more contrast with the feathers while lessening the distracting effect of the bright patch on the right).

Maybe grebe really tastes fishy? And were the gulls actually trying to steal its catch or just mobbing out of general principle? Great catch of rare behavior Monte!

Very surreal colors and perspective! The position of the cast-iron pilon and the posture of the lunch-bringing lady are a bit distracting though, the same shot a few secs earlier or later might look better still.

This California Quail popped up in a dwarf oak about 30 yards from me

and I managed to sneak up to it thanks to a conveniently placed

outhouse. Not sure which of us was the more surprised! Your comments

appreciated :-)

I was really struck by the contrast between the green tones of the

walls, the red fabric and the view of the church interior through the

open doors. Your comments appreciated!

Un retrato magnifico, muchas gracias Ruben!