Feeling Safe

[Kirk Benson]

Not sure if this violates the hand of man element, but I like this image a lot. Hope you will too. :)
Drying off in the breeze after a missed fishing expedition.

D300 | 70-300VR @ 300mm | 1/1600s @ f/7.1 |ISO 200

Thanks for looking, Kirk

[Daniel Cadieux]

Funny quirky pose, and I like your title :-) I like the layers of breast feathers and nice details throughout. I bit tight all around, pulling back on your zoom would have given a looser comp - assuming there weren't any distracting elements nearby.

[Ken Watkins]

This is great, not sure about the perch though (joke).

[Dave Leroy]

Good for you Kirk. Not an opportunity you would want to miss. I like the fine details you captured. Dave

[Phil Ertel]

This one made me smile. I am not a big fan of having hand of man objects in pictures but, I think this works very well here. I am certainly glad you did not pass up this opportunity. Nicely exposed with great detail. I agree with Daniel that adding a bit of room might help. Thanks for sharing.

[Dejan Stojanovic]

i really like this. although not your typical portrait, this kind of photo would be great for promo material for national parks service etc. good shot!