I guessed this was a shot of yours Andrew before I clicked on it! Good sharp shot, and I like the worn nature of the wood. The brown colour also tones to my mind with the patinated greeny bronze of the knocker. Nicely taken Regards

It's hard to tell... and I am no expert (!), but the exif says you used centre weighted metering, which is what I tend to use myself... maybe the camera is picking up bright reflections from the rubber ring in the centre of the shot and trying to compensate for them and avoid burning those highlights out, meaning the background, which is quite a bit darker and more evident around the edge of th ...

I love the subject - a pair of ducks setting sail on a rubber ring! Makes me smile. They could do with a third chum on the other side of the ring to counter-balance in case the water gets rough :) Regards

Gosh that's a beauty! The Buzzard is sharp, and so determined-looking, and the background is almost dreamy. Very nice indeed. Regards

I like this very much, although I cannot quite put my finger on why... The Cheetah is very sharp and it looks as if you're following along just behind him. I wonder what the Cheetah is thinking...? The desaturated look works for me too (or is it a straight B/W?). Excellent stuff! Regards

... and a fine looking fellow at that. Nice shot. Very sharp, and I like the blurred background which makes the duck pop in the foreground. Regards

and what an amazing looking butterfly! echo the above Regards

Nice sharp shot - covered in pollen!

Nice shot. And with a fish each. Great stuff Regards

I like this one very much. Great blocks of colour. Good stuff Regards