2015 - Image of the Week #13

[Joel Eade]

Female Pileated Woodpecker

[Kayaker72]

"Looking Up"

small-7075 by kayaker72, on Flickr

Tried to center myself beneath the Eiffel Tower. Canon 5DIII Rokinon 14 mm f/2.8 UMC, 1/50, f/8, ISO 400

EDIT--this ended up double posted, so I deleted the first.

[neuroanatomist]

"Looking Up"
Tried to center myself beneath the Eiffel Tower. Canon 5DIII Rokinon 14 mm f/2.8 UMC, 1/50, f/8, ISO 400

Great shot, Brant. Hope it is/was an enjoyable trip!

[cls]

Spring has reached southern Sweden, this one's from this afternoon.

"Spring"

[Jayson]

Spring has reached southern Sweden, this one's from this afternoon.

"Spring"

I'm a little jealous! You have both green and a great looking photo! Keep them coming.

[DavidEccleston]

I think I like your spring more than mine...


3-way race by namethatnobodyelsetook, on Flickr

[Kayaker72]

Great shot, Brant. Hope it is/was an enjoyable trip!

Thanks. It was. But I am glad I took a few days off at the start. Once worked kicked in again, between dinners and meetings, there wasn't as much time for photography as I hoped.

I think I like your spring more than mine...

HA....I am somewhere between the two. A few piles of snow remain, but a few blades of grass are peaking up in other areas.

[conropl]

The entries keep getting better every week and the judging keeps getting harder as well. Which means the criteria gets tougher.

This week I chose cls's "Spring". I like the shallow DOF, and yet the flower is in good focus creating good separation of the main subject. And maybe I am just glad to see a little spring.

It was a tough choice. A few others that where very close were:

• I really liked Jayson's second sunset (Jayson - You are getting real good at those). Only issue was the weed or cat tail in the lower left corner.
• Jerrytech1's ice swan was a really nice shot, but I need to see the eyes (admittedly, easier said than done on a swan).
• Kombi - That is so cool, and great sense of humor. Technically, the lighting seems so well done.
• Joel's woodpecker - As can always be expected... just flawless.
• DavidEccleston - Great timing, very sharp, beautiful subjects, and the action you froze is wonderful. The only thing I would offer is about personal taste... so not really a good criticism, but I think I would have cropped the wood out on the right side.

Pat

[Joel Eade]

Congrats to cls! Well done

[Kayaker72]

+1. Beauty of a shot. Nice low angle.