Weekly #771 - Anything with legs Competition

I have picked Survivor by Noelcmn as the winner-congratulations. Judging and comments to follow

Congratulations Noel, a great image

Congratulations Noel.... lovely look of determination on the bird's face!!
Our Thick Knee, the Stone Curlew [or as my wife calls them "Wikileaks"**] also have that same hard stare....
Lovely shot... we've actually had them nesting in the field opposite.

** Wikileak comes from their call as they fly around....
they especially like snails and our meadow is a good feeding ground for them in this agricultural monoculture...
but, the monoculture of maize, or sunflowers, always planted late, are perfect for the birds nesting.

Thank you for the win, I am honored among so many great submissions to this interesting challenge. Quite keen to see who gets 2nd and 3rd spot in this one. Thank you Retsoor for the challenge! New challenge is up and running!

Hello and thanks to all who entered the competition. There is a good selection with some good variation and interpretations.

Canoodling by Perspicador – A well composed photo of two members of the parrot family. I like the colours and sharpness.

Galloping Giraffe on the Mara by vic cross – A great action shot of an animal with the longest legs in the animal world. Well composed and a good exposure. Having only ever seen them on tv and in the zoo I can only imagine how great it must be to see and photograph them in the wild.

Descent by MHOL190246 – Another well timed shot. Usually in flight their legs are stretched out in line with their body but to capture one as it is about to land with the legs down and the wings in parachute mode to slow the descent is well taken. Nice detail in the wing feathers.

Race day at York by david trout – The composition and crop make this an excellent photo that could have been straight out of a fashion magazine. The fast shutter speed has ensured the subjects are pin sharp (no pun intended).

Irish Hare by nmag – I am always amazed when I see a Hare in the wild how long their back legs are. This photo really shows this off particularly from the angle it was taken. Photographed from the front this wouldn’t have been as effective.

Antelope reflection by PRYorkshire – Good picture of an Antelope in a natural setting could easily have been in Africa as Yorkshire. Including a refection has doubled the number of legs on show - a good thought.

Orwell bridge by Nigelk – A great interpretation of “legs” here as the pillars keeping up the bridge do look like legs emphasised by the good angle and viewpoint the picture was taken from. The real bonus is the use of the direction of light to pick out the legs. I have crossed this bridge several times it is quite a magnificent structure.

Is it my turn? By RayW – This really made me smile a real comical element to this photo with the Squirrel upside down and front legs fully extended trying to reach the food and the Wood Pigeon wishing it would clear off. Title says it all.

Survivor by Noelcmn – What a superb photo. The composition, the exposure, the sharpness and the fact it was taken at the same level as the bird. That it has only one leg really fits the theme of the competition. I am amazed you were able to get so close. I have only had occasional sightings from a distance certainly not close enough to photograph.

The thick-thighed beetle…or some people shouldn’t wear Spandex by drofmit – the title is worth a prize on its own – shows great humour. That said, the photograph is of top quality. The colour, exposure and depth of field make this faultless. I have photographed these beetles bur not managed anything like this quality. This was very close to winning.

Ballerina by garethjmorgan – What an excellent portrait of a ballerina. The grace and poise have been captured in a beautiful and timeless picture with good detail kept in the highlights of the costume.

1st place--Survivor by Noelcmn
2nd place - The thick-thighed beetle…or some people shouldn’t wear Spandex by drofmit
3rd place - Ballerina by garethjmorgan –
Hc's to all the other entries and thanks again to all who entered

Thank you for the competition and the coveted 2nd place.
Congratulations to Gareth for his third place.
And to everyone else in what must've been a difficult competition to judge.

Congrats Drofmit and Garethjmorgan. Those would have been my choices too. Along with Nigelk's bridge. I like the out of the box thinking there. Thanks for the C&C's Retsoor- as always much appreciated!

A good competition subject with some excellent entries. Thanks for your judging and comments Retsoor and congrats to Noel, Tim and Gareth on their placings.
David