Expired Contest Poll VOTE NOW - Photo Contest #182 Poll (Birds - October 2021)

VOTE NOW - Photo Contest #182 Poll (Birds - October 2021) · 11:53 AM

Welcome to the poll for our October "Birds" photo contest! Select the photo you think is the best from among our finalists below:

#1.

#2.

#3.

#4.

#5.

#6.

#7.

#8.

#9.

#10.

#11.

#12.

#13.

#14.

#15.

jmacias · 11-15-2021, 09:15 PM

It's difficult to choose, all of them are great.

lotech · 11-15-2021, 09:23 PM

#4 got my vote !

XLXW · 11-15-2021, 09:54 PM

I voted for #4 as well. It was the eyes which captured my attention.

doganunal · 11-15-2021, 10:38 PM

Number; 7

**arnold** · 11-15-2021, 10:43 PM

Very hard to choose from such an excellent selection. I try to select by three criteria.
Is the picture aesthetic artistic?
Is it interesting?
Is it an unusually difficult point of view to capture?

There were many that embraced these parameters, and my apologies to those others I would also loved to have selected. It was so so close, but since only one could be picked, it was #2

**miguelfenoglio** · 11-16-2021, 01:23 AM

Originally posted by seventhdr

I ask myself a question when I look at a photo:

Would I want a print of this photo on my wall? This greatly narrows down the photos.

I do the same! Although I find it is a bit too arbitrary at times. For example, I like the spontaneity, the challenge and the pipe/mouth analogy of #12 and I think it is a harder to get image than some of the others. But I wouldn’t frame it and hang it at home. Not because it is not good, but it’s not the kind of thing I’d hang. Does that make sense?

xtcck · 11-16-2021, 01:25 AM

Аll photos are good, but my vote for #6

Willem Zylstra · 11-16-2021, 02:56 AM

Fantastic shots congrats to all!

daytona9 · 11-16-2021, 04:54 AM

#4 does it for me.

However, all the entries are very good.

**David T** · 11-16-2021, 06:13 AM

All the finalist photos are well done. Number six edged ahead for me. The composition, the meal catch, colors, and the bokeh are well done. Again, all the finalists' entries were great.

**Peter Rockstroh** · 11-16-2021, 08:37 AM

Great images. Best photo #6

**mxis#1** · 11-16-2021, 09:16 AM

They are all outstanding shots! I prefer the action shots as they are the most challenging. Then close choice between 5 and 6. The bird pose on 6 is a little better and the colors just pop with an excellent shinny eye. Shot from slightly below the bird seems to work most effectively. You can see the all bird securely holding one to the branch including its left foot. I also like phots to tell a little story. 6 is a king fisher and they eat mostly small fish from rivers. It's not so well known that they also eat lizards as depicted. I will vote for 6.

Dave K · 11-16-2021, 09:42 AM

#14
Well done.

**sylvanite** · 11-16-2021, 10:00 AM

#7 is my pick.. Exudes motion and strength.

KHath · 11-16-2021, 10:50 AM

Wow, these are all amazing. I have a love of owls, and I loved the differences between the impressive female Great Horned Owl, and the adorable Saw-whet Owl. I used to work with raptors, and the one I started with was a Saw-whet, so there was a bit of nostalgia there. And, I too, like to think which pics I would frame and display, and the Saw-whet would fit a place in my hallway just perfectly, so I chose #11.

View Poll Results: Pick the photo you think should win the contest
#1	14	3.26%
#2	46	10.70%
#3	26	6.05%
#4	31	7.21%
#5	44	10.23%
#6	56	13.02%
#7	20	4.65%
#8	18	4.19%
#9	8	1.86%
#10	31	7.21%
#11	22	5.12%
#12	27	6.28%
#13	15	3.49%
#14	49	11.40%
#15	23	5.35%
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11-16-2021, 09:16 AM	#27
mxis#1 Loyal Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Baltimore, MD Posts: 168	Birds They are all outstanding shots! I prefer the action shots as they are the most challenging. Then close choice between 5 and 6. The bird pose on 6 is a little better and the colors just pop with an excellent shinny eye. Shot from slightly below the bird seems to work most effectively. You can see the all bird securely holding one to the branch including its left foot. I also like phots to tell a little story. 6 is a king fisher and they eat mostly small fish from rivers. It's not so well known that they also eat lizards as depicted. I will vote for 6.

11-16-2021, 10:00 AM	#29
sylvanite Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 60	Birds contest #7 is my pick.. Exudes motion and strength.

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11-15-2021, 09:15 PM	#16
jmacias Pentaxian Join Date: Nov 2018 Posts: 490	It's difficult to choose, all of them are great.

11-15-2021, 09:23 PM	#17
lotech Pentaxian Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 1,312	#4 got my vote !

11-15-2021, 09:54 PM	#18
XLXW Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2012 Posts: 102	I voted for #4 as well. It was the eyes which captured my attention.

11-15-2021, 10:38 PM	#19
doganunal New Member Join Date: Feb 2011 Location: Turkey Photos: Albums Posts: 3	Number; 7

11-15-2021, 10:43 PM	#20
arnold Site Supporter Join Date: Aug 2012 Location: Queensland Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 4,294	Very hard to choose from such an excellent selection. I try to select by three criteria. Is the picture aesthetic artistic? Is it interesting? Is it an unusually difficult point of view to capture? There were many that embraced these parameters, and my apologies to those others I would also loved to have selected. It was so so close, but since only one could be picked, it was #2

11-16-2021, 01:23 AM	#21
miguelfenoglio Site Supporter Join Date: Jun 2015 Location: Madrid Photos: Gallery Posts: 364	Originally posted by seventhdr I ask myself a question when I look at a photo: Would I want a print of this photo on my wall? This greatly narrows down the photos. I do the same! Although I find it is a bit too arbitrary at times. For example, I like the spontaneity, the challenge and the pipe/mouth analogy of #12 and I think it is a harder to get image than some of the others. But I wouldn’t frame it and hang it at home. Not because it is not good, but it’s not the kind of thing I’d hang. Does that make sense?

11-16-2021, 01:25 AM	#22
xtcck Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Cherkasy Photos: Albums Posts: 39	Аll photos are good, but my vote for #6

11-16-2021, 02:56 AM	#23
Willem Zylstra Forum Member Join Date: Dec 2010 Location: Tilburg Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 73	Fantastic shots congrats to all!

11-16-2021, 04:54 AM	#24
daytona9 Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2012 Location: Sydney Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 259	#4 does it for me. However, all the entries are very good.

11-16-2021, 06:13 AM	#25
David T Site Supporter Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Michigan Posts: 212	All the finalist photos are well done. Number six edged ahead for me. The composition, the meal catch, colors, and the bokeh are well done. Again, all the finalists' entries were great.

11-16-2021, 08:37 AM	#26
Peter Rockstroh Admiral Join Date: Nov 2020 Location: Bogota Posts: 445	Great images. Best photo #6

11-16-2021, 09:42 AM	#28
Dave K New Member Join Date: Feb 2021 Posts: 3	#14 Well done.

11-16-2021, 10:50 AM	#30
KHath Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2019 Location: Richmond Hts., Ohio Posts: 209	Wow, these are all amazing. I have a love of owls, and I loved the differences between the impressive female Great Horned Owl, and the adorable Saw-whet Owl. I used to work with raptors, and the one I started with was a Saw-whet, so there was a bit of nostalgia there. And, I too, like to think which pics I would frame and display, and the Saw-whet would fit a place in my hallway just perfectly, so I chose #11.