Agree with all, my complaint is the tonal range is too flat. Even for a delicate subject like this, with this lighting, you need a bit more "punch", IMO.

Preciosa fotografia entre otras cosas por la coherencia que hay entre el objeto y el proceso utilizado, creo que los tonos son los idoneos. Enhorabuena. Saludos

simplicity and lighting. Wow, you have it all here. Beautiful.

the lighting is lovely, but the saturation could be boosted a bit on the flowers i think.. as Beamer says.. needs more 'punch'!

I think this is lovely as is - the pale yellows are just beautiful.

Nice composition using this type of crop that is very well balanced. I like the depth of field and the fact that you got the main bird to perform tricks - great sense of fun.

Acertada fotografia para el tema, creo que es destacable el encuadre de los dos sujetos, uno en movimiento el otro no. Me gusta esta fotografia aunque creo que los dos pajaros de atrás no aportan nada a la composicion ya la vista queda atrapada en el primer sujeto. Enhorabuena. Saludos

Love the colors and the composition is good. Very interesting vertical!

the phoo is great personaly i like the refection in the water!, well done!

Does it really tilt or is it just an illusion created by the shape of the water and the mountain. The colors are beautiful. The clarity of amazing. One of my personal favorites!

I think it might be an effect of the wide angle lens, thanks for all the great feedback folks!

i cant decide if i want this to be straightened or not! i can just imagine this in a gallery, and everyone looking at it just slowly tilting their heads, following the water.

the reflection is lovely and the colours are great. well done :)

Superb with the natural vanishing point...I love the yellow of the grass contrasting against the trees...The procession of trees along the bank is a nice touch too!

Very good!

A bit too much blue--the real "center" is the contrast with the white, sun drenched peak in the back. Perhaps you've tried to make the reflections the center and so had to boost the sky's blue. I do like the contrast of the clouds with the shadows of the hills.

I liked the blue feeling, I felt like I was swimming in this lake :) I aggre with Beamer. You must chose one to express most (via 1/3 rule), if you don't have an unbelievable shot to express lots of things at the same time :)

Nice photo and very beautiful place.

its a bit dark, and a bit blue... lovely setting though!

As said above the saturation and lack of contrasting color is making this one big blue image. A different crop is also agreed upon. I love the light at the center of the photo...just wish there were more.

I very much enjoy this image. I am wondering, however, why you felt B&W was the best choice... it seems to me, that color would make a better image in this particular shot. This is not to say butterflies cannot be photographed in B&W, but because the background here is of a similar darkness as the wings and body of the insect, the differentiation is lower than it would be on a lighter background. I do very much like your choice of DOF and framing of the image.

Nice shot, but not as strong as it might be, I'm afraid. This loses punch as a black and white - composition is good - a little tilted - and the bokeh is interesting. - Best, Jon

Beautiful catch. Nice composition, nice black and white. I do wonder if this wouldn't have been stronger in colour?

Consensus is color please!! Lange is right, the background is the culprit for this not working so well in B&W. If you really want to try to work up a B&W version you would need to do some PS trickery to first try to separate the butterfly from the background more in color. One good trick for this is to add a gradient layer adjustment on top and then underneath add a hue/saturation adjustment layer and play around with the different separate colors adjusting hue first, then saturation to see which ones will pull out the butterfly. You have to use adjustment layers, otherwise you can't see your color changes "thru" the gradient layer.

I completely agree with Beamer and Lange.. Because butterflies are well known with their beautiful colors. Except for the color thing, the shot is really good with Depth of Field, Frame and the angle. You must try what Beamer said :)
Good luck

Picture taken in Garibaldi lake, BC, Canada.
This picture is straight from the camera, no post processing.

Bonita fotografia. Suaves tonos que le aportan una agradable sensacion. Saludos

reminds me a little of the little shop of horrors.

I wish the seeds were in focus as well as the wispy cottony stuff. I also might clone out the out of focus loop on the right hand side. I think it distracts some from the image.

Great detail...nicely done

This is wonderful. I'd not change a thing, aside from letting a bit more room to the left side.
Amazing close up.

Beautiful.

Very nice

geil! This picture is creepy, but it's still really cool. I like the contrast with the very dark spots and the bright greens

Buena toma. Felicidades.