Wonderful. Composition, colours... Top 3 guaranteed. =)

Very low quality...

I took the image on a very low pxls so that I would gain that grainy effect and then made it a sepia image to get that out of this world thing. Just trying new things to create different images.

Looks a little oof and noisy.

I know the effect you were trying for and you shoud really do that sort of thing in pp...in the future, you should always shoot in highest resolution and downsize or add grain in pp for better control

Oh my.... that's scary

Absolutely Stunning!!! Well done!

excellent macro job......nice furry beastie......

He looks quite cute but then I pretty much like anything with fur. Great close up.

Awesome macro! Excellent in High res! Good luck!

wonderful macro...very nicely done!

Congrats for your second place, Wind!

Congrats

Amazing shot!

beautiful shot, the people really add to the photo.

Very nice!

peaceful and stunning shot

agrees

A picture of birds does not constitute a hobby. If anything you are photographing birds and that is against the contest rules.

Bird watching is different to bird photography, this is a photo that I took whilst bird watching. Fair enough this picture may not fit what you would prefer the rules to be as you have stated above, but unless the rules are changed I believe my picture above and taking into account the fact that bird watching is a hobby of mine (and is an example in the rules) plus the rules stating the picture may include animals, I believe it does fit within the rules.

Love photographing birds too

Bird watching is indeed a hobby and one I also enjoy. As the name suggests it's more about watching than shooting, photos or otherwise. This entry represents the author's hobby of bird watching and is therefore well on theme. Nice shot too!