Animal parts

An excellent image of a unidentified lizards tail. The natural spiral makes a great composition which is emphasized by the wonderful scaled texture of the tail. The central composition works well but for myself personally I would have tried to work the tail to fit into a golden spiral composition. Well done and congratulations on making my top ten.

There were quite a few elephants included in this contest. To me this one stood out. I liked the texture and gradual contours of the head. I am impressed that you were able to get some nice skin tones that helped emphasize these contours. The small eye positioned on the rule of thirds shows consideration when framing. A very pleasing image, congratulations on making my top ten selection.

For me there is a slight unsettling feeling in this image. The eye seems to display a watchful disdain It has a strong cinematographic look, "Planet of the apes" springs to mind! I think that you have displayed just enough of the face to achieve this look. Excellent capture, congratulations on being my number one selection.

A very well timed shot to capture the quintessential moment of the whales tail before it disappears into the ocean.Your very fast shutter speed shows to full advantage the rivulets of water leaving the tail. The wide aspect ratio frames the image perfectly and the restrained hues work to full advantage to make an outstanding image. Well done and congratulations on making my top ten.

Many images of owls in this contest, mostly concentrating on the eyes. The unusual view point made this one stand out for me. The talons, held up for you to photograph look sharp and deadly and including the eye leaves no doubt as to what bird we are looking at. I observe from the focal length that you were standing at some distance from the owl but you have managed to make the talons the main focal point with a nice shallow depth of field on the eye. Well done and congratulations on making my top ten.