2017 Image of the Week #9

Welcome to TDP forum's "Image of the Week" competition. Each week photographers may submit their images to compete for the title of "Image of the Week." Weekly winners will then compete on a monthly, quarterly and finally in an annual poll for the title of "TDP Image of the Year."

• There will be only one weekly winner.
• This entry period for Week 9 will be from Monday February 20th through/including Sunday February 26th.
• Please supply a title for your image.
• This is an open competition for landscape, portrait, architectural, macro and any other appropriate photographic style.
• Images should have been either recently taken or processed.
• Enter as many times as you would like.

This week will be judged by conropl.
Good luck!!

"Gazzaladra"

https://c1.staticflickr.com/9/8094/2...177ae010_c.jpg
Gazzaladra by Andrea Magnelli, su Flickr

"Short Tailed BlueJay"

Anyone who knows hows this happens please let me know .... first time I have seen this.

The size and plumage indicates this is an adult but the tail is obviously not normal.....is this from injury? a narrow escape? an abnormal molt?

I don't know.

http://joeleadephotography.zenfolio....12969496-5.jpg

I have no idea why the tail feathers seem to have fallèn out but i had a jay in my yard last summer that was completely bald right down to the neck line.
LOVE that backgound !

Sticking with the flow of bird photos, this shot of a European bird I took in SE Wisconsin today ...

https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2611/3...051f898a_o.pngEuropean-goldfinch by Denise Trocio, on Flickr

I'll keep it going:

"Different type of Snowy"

https://c1.staticflickr.com/1/504/32...4879d820_b.jpgSmall-0719 by kayaker72, on Flickr

This week has gone to the birds -- But I love it!

Peeping Hawk. He was staring into our windows...

http://www.alderimages.com/img/s10/v...10662060-5.jpg

https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2744/3...f2888295_o.jpgGreat tit by Kari, on Flickr

Great tit enjoying afternoon sun.

Gonna get ya !
https://c1.staticflickr.com/3/2726/3...5d97d03e_h.jpg5D3_0714 by Stuart Edwards, on Flickr

There's a lot of bird photos this week!

Trees Under Water

https://c1.staticflickr.com/4/3806/3...1c970c3f_c.jpg2017_02_18_18360_tonemapped_upd by dthrog00, on Flickr

Thanks for viewing.
Dave

A lot of nice shots this week. Technically, they were all excellent. All birds, and then Dave came in with the lone landscape for the week (thanks Dave for keeping the landscapes alive this week:)). It's a tough one because there are several that are just excellent examples of what we should be striving for.

But to pick a winner, I am going to go with Stuart's Owl. It is a shot that is just plan difficult to get, and one a lot of people would love to have gotten. Not only do you have to be there at the right time, but then you need to know your camera and set-up good enough to get the shot with a split second to react to get the focus, exposure, timing, and framing correct; and in this shot he got all that right. That is exciting and tough to pull off... especially with a snowy background. Overall a really nice, but extremely difficult shot to get at so many levels. Only criticism (and it is getting petty) is I wish the white balance was a little better, and snow was not blown out in spots.

Congratulations Stuart on a great find, and excellent execution of highly sought after shot.

Note: The picture does not show up on TDP (it say "This photo is no longer available"). So I did go to Flickr to view it... I hope that does not violate some rule. If you cannot see it, here is the link: https://www.flickr.com/photos/943819...in/dateposted/
It is worth the time to view it.

Pat

Congrats Stuart on a well deserved win!!

Yes .... congrats!!! Great capture. Excellent winning choice;)

Thank you very much. I don't know why the link wasn't working but I think I fixed it.

Congrats Stuart!

Dave

Congrats! Excellent shot!