I like your picture of the barn. If your aim was to show the details of an old barn, you have done well. If you expected it to be a 'wall hanger' I would suggest improving the composition by leaving more room around it and positioning it in the frame in accordance withe the general rules of composition. Oh yes, and check the spelling of your logo.

Thanks, Kathy. If you open the download and enlarge it you can easily see their outer layer of feathers which seem to criss-cross over their neck and back and contribute to the smooth appearance.

Cedar waxwings arrive in mid summer in my area. They usually stay until the Mountain Ash berries are ripe.
Olympus EM 1X, Panasonic 100-400 mm lens at 318mm (Micro 4/3) ISO 800, 1/200, f6.5.

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Thanks, John. If you want to see a bunch more follow this link:
https://www.flickr.com/photos/160193804@N02/albums/72157711088114321

Yes I was on an organized photo adventure. Our chief guide was Git Ga'at Marven Robinson of Hartley Bay. If you can find an iMax film called "Great Bear Rainforest", I highly recommend it. You will meet Marven in the film and learn a lot about the spirit bears.

Sure. Olympus EM1 MkII, Olympus 40-150 f2.8 @71mm (Equiv 142mm) ISO2000, 1/640 f5.6 EV -1 Picture processed in DXO PhotoLab 2 and On1 RAW.

John, I posted three more in the Gallery with title 'Spirit Bears'.

Spirit Bears (Kermode Bears) result from a double recessive gene in the DNA of about half of the black bears in the Great Bear Rainforest. Roughly ten percent of the black bears in this area in west central British Columbia are born white or cream coloured. In every other sense they are genetically identical to their black brothers (or mothers or fathers). A black bear can have a white cub and a white bear can have a black cub. According to the Git Ga'at people's legend, the Creator (Raven) made every tenth bear white to remind the people of the hardships when the world was white. (Presumably referring to the last ice age)

Spirit bear with pink salmon lunch

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Spirit bear watching for salmon

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Spirit bear with black cub

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John, I will post more pictures of the bears. Not sure I will post them in the critique section though. They might get tiresome here and there may be a section where more people will see them. Too bad we don't have a wildlife section. Maybe admin can talk Steve Perry in to starting one. I just traded in one of my E-M1MkIIs for a M1X, so I'm back to climbing the learning curve again.

John, Yes, the bear was wet and so were we. I was there for six days and got hundreds of pictures of four different Spirit bears and several black bears. The fishing was very good and we saw many bears catch spawning pink salmon. The pink thing is a piece of a pink salmon, the creek was strewn with uneaten bits of fish. I think I will remove it if I decide to print this image.

The Spirit Bear (or Kermode bear) results from a double recessive gene in the DNA of about 50% of the black bears in the Great Bear Rainforest of northern British Columbia. The Git Ga'at legend is that the Creator (Raven) made every tenth bear white to remind the people of the hardships when the world was white (referring to the ice age).

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Thank you, Sandra. It was the side lit tree on the right side against the dark shadow that first caught my eye and caused me to drag out the tripod.

Thank you, kind sir.

Thanks, Dave

Thanks, Kathy