Living next to the Ocean
by rkligman

Comment:
This is a very nice photo, and it certainly would have done better in a more suiting challenge.

Newt Paste
by Transit

Comment:
It's adorable! However, I think it would be a better image with a different color background and a less colorful toothbrush.

Food Worth Fighting Over
by docurrie

Comment:
I'm really surprised that you didn't get a ribbon for this .The normal photographical elements of the photo are good but not perfect, and the birds are not the most beautiful birds I've ever seen, but the action and expressions of the birds are amazing, and make this a very awesome photograph.

Midas Touch
by librodo

Comment:
You are an excellent photographer, and I think this is your greatest photo ever posted to this site.

Floating reflection
by olipall

Comment:
Very nice bouble, but would be a much better photo without the corner in the bottom right imo

In The Garden
by sibeling

Comment:
I love the all-green color scheme

Distant Dreams
by elsapo

Comment:
I actually prefer this one to the one you just won the ribbon for, but they are both very nice.

dimes&limes
by mycelium

Comment:
Something about this photo strikes me as pretty disturbing, but I don't really know why.

Dew & Light
by anthonyczaja

Comment:
imo the oof portion of this photo is too bright and therefore distracting, but it's still an awesome photo.

Evolve
by grigrigirl

Comment:

Originally posted by 1olddawg: When I first viewed this image I gave it a seven. And looking at it again now I still say seven. Just wondering how many would vote ten if this was a 300 pound guy with the exact same lighting and poise???

I don't mean to be inflammatory, but I think you really need to think about what it is photographers generally try to do. Is this a perfect photo? No. Does it deserve a 10? Maybe, maybe not. By and large, photographers try to create beautiful art, and that entails finding beauty in the subject. This doesn't necessarily mean the subject itself will always appear as beautiful as the photograph, but you also can't expect someone to find a photo (no matter how perfectly composed it is) beautiful if they are not drawn to the subject.