The light was just right

when this beautiful dove came to sit in front of me. I could spend hours in the hide, pity it is quite a mission to get there.

[narayani]

The humble dove never looked so good

[Beryl Lloyd]

Beautifully sharp and clear image , looks so good against the pale grey tones of the bokeh in the background ! fav

[Kathy A]

Lovely shot, lovely detail

[Joan Robillard]

Wonderful

[Suzanne]

That is beautiful Diana. I'd love to hear more about the hide: a photo maybe??

[Susan Wakely]

Lovely colours.

[Babs]

The light is perfect what a great shot fav

[Renee Salamon]

It was perfect!

[Elisa Smith]

The pink around the eye is gorgeous. Light is lovely.

[Annie D]

lovely detail

[Dione Giorgio]

Amazing shot and focus. The pigeon looks beautiful and fluffy. Fav.

[katy]

You have made him look absolutely gorgeous in this photo. I like your application of the texture.

[Carole Sandford]

A fabulous shot! Love the light & colours.

[Zilli]

Beautiful

[Corinne C]

A gorgeous portrait

[Liz Gooster]

Such soft colours. Delightful.

[Peter Dulis]

great capture

[winghong_ho]

Great capture.

[Wylie]

Beautiful focus and bokeh

[Mags]

Perfect capture!

[Beverley]

Terrific photo, such a beauty, the colours are so pretty.
Oooo i love it! No surprise

[Christine Sztukowski]

Exceptional beauty

[Dorothy]

I have to say, he, she, is dressed to the “nines”! Shoes matching the outfit. 😁

[mittens (Marilyn)]

Excellent.

[vaidas]

Very nice, I like pastel colors and soft background.

[Olwynne]

Lovely capture of all the different colours and feathers

[Michelle]

Beautiful coloured bird

[Judith Johnson]

Perfect, and such beautiful colours

[Margaret Brown]

Lovely focus and dof fav

[gloria jones]

Outstanding feather details...super composition

[~*~ Jo ~*~]

Stunning capture fav!

[Tia]

Just beautiful. Love how the dove matches the background!

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Great shot

[Kate]

Awesome capture - great focus and lovely background

[Rob Z]

Simply gorgeous.

[George]

Gorgeous.

[Heather]

Oh yes- great clarity and detail! And a lovely dof! Fav

[Christina]

Wow easy fav!

[Jane Pittenger]

Wonderful coordinated colors in the background

[Shutterbug]

Terrific capture of that beautiful dove. We have doves, but not nearly so colorful.

[Lois]

Super capture! So much detail!

[Walks @ 7]

Fabulous details and love the gentle pink tones

[Diana]

@narayani @beryl @kjarn @joansmor @ankers70 @wakelys @onewing @rensala @nannasgotitgoingon @annied @sangwann @grammyn @carole_sandford @zilli @corinnec @lizgooster @pdulis @wh2021 @pusspup @marlboromaam @beverley365 @365projectorgchristine @illinilass @mittens @vaidasguogis @ollyfran @bigmxx @busylady @craftymeg @seattlite @ziggy77 @tiaj1402 @k9photo @robz @gaf005 @365projectorgheatherb @christinav @jgpittenger @shutterbug49 @loweygrace @joysabin Thanks for the wonderful details and favs, they are very much appreciated :-)

[Diana]

@ankers70 Thanks Suzanne, if you look at the monthly calendar view, I posted the hide on Wednesday the 15th :-)

@grammyn I did not use a texture Katy, it is the background which consists of the reeds. As it was so dry, the colours started to get orange :-)

[haskar]

Stunning!

[Lou Ann]

Fabulous capture!

[Steve Chappell]

Beautiful

[Ann H. LeFevre]

They are a sweet bird. With the wonderful pictures you've been getting in it, the trip to get to this hide seems very much worth it!

[katy]

@ludwigsdiana I debated whether I should say that or not, but you do such an excellent job with textures. I figured it was one this time.

[Rick]

Great capture.

[Diana]

@haskar @louannwarren @swchappell @rickster549 Many thanks :-)

[Vesna]

Fantastic colours.