2021 - Image of the Week #31

[Kayaker72]

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

• Week 31 entry period will be from Monday, July 26th through/including Sunday, Aug 1st.
• Please provide a title for your image.
• This is an open competition for landscape, portrait, architectural, macro, or 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 Jonathan Huyer.

[Joel Eade]

Rose Breasted Grosbeak

[Kayaker72]

Red Bellied Woodpecker

537A0122 by kayaker72, on Flickr

[Joel Eade]

Red Bellied Woodpecker

537A0122 by kayaker72, on Flickr

Beautiful!!!

[Kayaker72]

Beautiful!!!

Thanks! And right back at you!

I saw the Rose Breasted Grosbeak at my feeder twice in April, never since, and I did not get a camera on them. So, nice to see such a good image of them.

[Kayaker72]

"Indigo Bunting"

537A0325 by kayaker72, on Flickr

A second one from me this week.....

[Dave Throgmartin]

North Carolina Arboretum

2019_05_07_0367_LR_tonemapped_blended_upd_5x7 by dthrog00, on Flickr

Thanks for viewing.
Dave

[Zach]

"Jungle Noir"
_MG_9368 by Deer Creek Photography, on Flickr

[Jonathan Huyer]

When I have the privilege of being a judge, I make sure not to peek at the entries in advance. So just now I scrolled slowly through all these stunning images, mouthing a silent 'wow' at each of them. But when I got to Zach's "Jungle Noir" image the Wow came right out loud. His use of the lighting here is so creative, and I even like the bright spot on the left because I can imagine it being the source light for the foreground. The black and white rendering sealed the deal completely.

Congrats Zach for the win!

[Kayaker72]

Congrats Zach.

Great image!