A Feather-Raising Experience [Contest Finalists May 2006]
Uploaded: May 31, 2006 00:01:55
I'm sure that this pigeon experienced it when he saw me crawling on the ground approaching him...lol.
Janine Russell May 31, 2006
Susan, excellent colors, detail and lighting. #455535David L. Luchowski May 31, 2006
Amazing color,detail and capture,Susan. #2834538Ray Clarke May 31, 2006
Great capture Susan! Love the detail and colours!!!(R) #2834539Julie Robinson May 31, 2006
Wow - what a wonderful detailed capture with beautiful colours Susan - well done! #2834540Donna Roberts May 31, 2006
LOL - great title Suzy for this excellent image.Evy Johansen May 31, 2006
LOL.... this is so funny - and such a great shot, Susan!!! Beautiful clarity and colors!!! #2834563Mata Patan May 31, 2006
LOL!Graeme yew Chow May 31, 2006
Cute and fun shot. Very clear and sharp image too. Excellent holding of camera, Susan. #2834613Pat Gamwell May 31, 2006
Fabulous clarity & colors, my friend! Love that little feather 'tuft' sticking up on his head! Adorable! #2834660Kerby Pfrangle May 31, 2006
Very bright and vivid colors. Super detail and a lovely image. #2834669Nadya Johnson May 31, 2006
Terrific photo, Susan! The colors are dazzling and the composition's great. That feather sticking up is TOTALLY the "icing on the cake!" Really laughed when I took a look at this! I could kind of hear her sayng, "DON'T take my photo now! My hair's a fright!" What a capture! Love it! #2834671Rakesh Syal May 31, 2006
AH ha.. can I touch this winner, Susan!! OUTSTANDING sharpness! #2834727Paul Michko May 31, 2006
LOL!!! Now that's a strange pigeon crawling towards me. :) Awesome capture, Susan. #2834749Manuel Barrera May 31, 2006
Wonderful detail, I don't think my belly would allow me to get that close to the ground. Well done! #2834780Jenny Bosmans May 31, 2006
LOL!! I can see it, Susan!! Excellent capture and fun too!! #2834786Donald K. Cherry May 31, 2006
Very nice close-up, Susan! #2834802Bill Wyatt May 31, 2006
Funny title and amazing details and colors, Susan! I wish you would tell us what lens you used because if you crawled up to this bird and hand held the camera and got this much detail it makes the image even better. #2834853Gail Vitikacs May 31, 2006
Love this capture Susan...the colors are so brillant! #2834877Glenn E. Urquhart May 31, 2006
Excellent capture, Susan!!! Vivid color, detail, dof and quite beautiful! Cheers, Glenn. #2834878Carla Metzler May 31, 2006
Great capture, Susan! Wonderful colors!! #2835065Jim Huffield May 31, 2006
WINNER!!!!&!!!! #2835351Zenon Toczek May 31, 2006
The perfect BG with awesome details made tis just great!Melissa G. Meiselman May 31, 2006
Perfect DOF with terrific detail and great background. Love the bird and your apt title...colors and lighting, excellent, Susan!!! #2835813Paula Dwyer May 31, 2006
Fantastic up close macro. Incredible detail! Awesome shot!! :) #2835913Ross Throndson May 31, 2006
LOL... Another bird having a bad hair day..lol, You gave me a Good Laugh, thanks Susan! Also a Beautiful Shot!! :^) #2836034James Reininger May 31, 2006
Great Detail... #2836529Tarun Bose May 31, 2006
Awsome details and excellent colours.My god so much glamour.Well done Susan. #2836577Kirsten Kiki Kjaer May 31, 2006
Fantastic image of this beautiful bird. Awesome details and colors. And I just love the title. #2836755Bridgette B May 31, 2006
LOL....amazing colors and details!! Terrific image! #2837037Judyann Plante May 31, 2006
Wow, Susan! Incredible color and detail!Judyann ><> #2837183
Kay E. Mahoney May 31, 2006
Wonderful capture Susan. Love the close up and the colors. Nice job. #2837228Terry L. Ellis May 31, 2006
Fantastic detail, colors and capture, Susan! What you won't do to get the shot!!! LOL! #2837232Laurence Saliba May 31, 2006
PERFECT!!!! #2837348Mary K. Robison May 31, 2006
I can see you doing the "slinky snake" moves to catch every little detail on this pigeon, Susan...Inge S. Lasmana May 31, 2006
Excellent details and DOF, Susan! #2838469Cathy Stancil May 31, 2006
Incredible details here Susan !! Outstanding ! #2838765Jill Odice May 31, 2006
If you were crawling this must be handheld ? :-) Amazing detail Susan , and it's funny , I have never seen a pigeon with a feather out of place! You must a=have really ruffled it's feathers :-) #2838814Karen Engelbreth June 01, 2006
Lol - wonderful title and image, Susan! #2840589Jim Kinnunen June 02, 2006
LOL for that title!!! Fantastically detailed and colorful image, Susan!!! #2844382Darryl Wilkinson June 02, 2006
OUTSTANDING, Susan! This is truly over-the-top! I LOVE it! #2846683Noel Baebler June 05, 2006
HA! I love it! LOL! #2856059Sharon Day June 19, 2006
Awesome pigeon portrait, Susan!!! The colors, details and composition is gorgeous! #2917423Stanley J. Contrades June 20, 2006
Impeccable details on this Finalist, Susan, and beautifully colored!! Big CONGRATULATIONS and good luck in the next stage!!Jim Kinnunen June 20, 2006
Congratulations on this wonderful finalist Susan!:) #2923028Graeme yew Chow June 20, 2006
Lovely finalist! I mean handsome bird, Susan. #2923346David L. Luchowski June 20, 2006
Congratulations,Susan.This is really a great image. #2923395Pat Gamwell June 20, 2006
You go, girlfriend! BIG CONGRATS! #2923407Ray Clarke June 20, 2006
Congratulations, well done Susan (ac) #2923416Renee Doyle June 21, 2006
Congratulations Susan!!!!!! Wonderful image and finalist!! Best of luck in the next round!Jenny Bosmans June 21, 2006
Congratulations on this beautiful finalist, Susan!! :-) #2923791Mata Patan June 21, 2006
LOL!Judyann Plante June 21, 2006
Congratulations, Susan!Judyann ><> #2923944
Paul Sikora June 21, 2006
Congratulations Susan #2923981Bill Wyatt June 21, 2006
Congratulations, Susan!! #2924282Nadya Johnson June 21, 2006
Congratulations Susan, on this wonderful finalist! #2924374Inge S. Lasmana June 21, 2006
Congratulations Susan! #2924641Linda D. Lester June 21, 2006
Congratulations on your awesome finalist! Good luck in the next round! #2925502Ross Throndson June 21, 2006
Susan, Congratulations!! This is a Great Shot!! :^) #2925608Sharon Day June 21, 2006
Congratulations, Susan!!! Good luck next round! #2925916Nancy L. Green June 21, 2006
Congratulations Susan!! Well deserved and best of luck in the next round! <>< #2926086Kenneth Mucke June 21, 2006
Many Congrats Susan #2926333Jill Flynn June 21, 2006
Congratulations on your finalist Susan. This is a great shot and love your title too! #2926535William Moore June 21, 2006
terrific results and finalist... #2926720Laura Clay-Ballard June 21, 2006
Awesome shot! congrats! #2926767Laurence Saliba June 21, 2006
Wow more!!! Congratsssssss lol you have so many!!! #2927194Terry L. Ellis June 21, 2006
Congratulations, Susan, on this fantastic finalist! Wonderful! #2927302Jessica Jenney June 21, 2006
Congratulations, Susan on all your finalist images! I'm not surprised! Stunning! #2927661Kara L. Hendricks June 21, 2006
Congrats to you and best of luck in the next round!!! #2927846Glenn E. Urquhart June 21, 2006
Congrats, Susan!!! Well deserved! Cheers, Glenn. #2928199Margot Petrowski June 21, 2006
Congrats, Susan....the wonderful clarity on your images just amazes me!!!! #2928284Nadine A. Lewis June 21, 2006
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Noel Baebler June 21, 2006
I laff everytime I look at this! Huzzah, Susan!!! #2929370Brian D. Shema June 21, 2006
WOW, Susan, how did I miss this? Congrats on a superb image and deserving finalist! #2929552Mary K. Robison June 21, 2006
CONGRATULATIONS on this beauty making finalist, Susan! Well deserved!#2930257
Piotr M. Organa June 21, 2006
:-o) Congrats!!! #2930435Ken Smith June 21, 2006
Congrats on your many finalists. You have a vivid way with colors... #2930444Nadia Paul June 21, 2006
Wonderful image Susan... congrats on your finalist! #2931360Lorraine A. Cook June 21, 2006
Beautiful! Congrats, Susan!!<:)) #2931402Mário Ferreira June 22, 2006
Wow!!! I´m waiting all your news photos, I love your gallerie.Nice shot this, excellent.
Congratulations Susan #2934495
Corinne M. Thompson June 22, 2006
Wow...amazing colors and detail! Congrats on your Finalist! #2935303Tarun Bose June 23, 2006
Congrats on being a finalist. #2941149Revonda L. Gentry June 23, 2006
Congratulations, Susan!! #2942452bob cornelison July 24, 2006
Congrats Susan! You scared him!Glenn E. Urquhart July 25, 2006
A very big congrats, Susan!!! Well deserved! Cheers, Glenn. #3075030Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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