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Are you sure you can’t enter all 31? Cause they’re awesome! If you must narrow them down, these would be my picks:
2 4 5 7 11 13 14 23 29 31
4, 11, and 31 are definitely my top 3 fav’s!
Thanks Morgan!!! 🙂 I’ll add your votes to my spreadsheet. (Yes, I have a spreadsheet. So there.)
My faves:
1, 11, 12, 13, 19, 20, 24, 25, 27, 31
Love them! Especially 11, 19, and 31.
Thank you! Onto the spreadsheet you go!
ah, what fun. Nice assignment you give folks. =) And re: bird song, yes, if you know robin songs, and hear a robin-like song, but it’s a little more complicated/fancy, it’s probably a grosbeak. =) Great to know ’cause I hardly EVER see them vs. robins, so it clues you into a potential treat. Your hike sounds WONderful. Happy for you and your dogs. =)
I noticed the added complexity of the song…there were a few extra pauses and some running notes…and a little “chip” right at the start. I think I’ll be able to tell them apart if I hear them again. This was only the second time I’ve ever seen a grosbeak; the other one was last summer, when one bonked into my window and I kept it safe from the other critters until it flew away. That was pretty cool because I got to take a really good look at it :).
So what are YOUR fave pics? 😛
k: 29 (kills me I love it SO much, so much personality and form!!), 19 (perfect!), 18 (ditto), 16, 15 (16 & 15 kinda similar re: bug/light flowers, etc. but both great), 14, 12, 10, 8, 6/4 (6 & 4 = 1 selction ’cause same subject, #6 I think the light is a bit better, and I prefer that direction/angle, BUT #4 I think is sharper on the bug and it’s form, and you have both holes completely in the frame which I prefer, so YOU pick).
And I must say that tho’ #12 is “just” flies, it is SUCH an ART picture it REALLY looks like a painting. It’s a-MAY-zing. Be sure and let us know how it goes! =)
Thank you for the thorough critique!!!
I’m with you on the 4/6 debate. I’ve been looking at 4 and thinking I should flip it and maybe recrop just a tad. Thank!
ps btw, tho’ I think #9 is AWEsome and has AMAZING lighting and mind boggling clarity, the cute-bee-in-flower motif is fairly common. but, it IS beautiful, so…
I’m with you on this one too. Technically, it’s a pretty great picture (although the second flower is kind of messy in terms of composition)…but yeah, bee + flower is kind of old. 😛
My top 4 in order are 2, 21, 29, 16.
Thank, Troy, I appreciate your input! 🙂
19, 11, 9, 8, 3, 1, 24, 12, 4, 28 BUT THEY ARE ALL ROCKING
Thanks, hat-guy!
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