I too think the third shot is a keeper. I would say it's perfect and I would be happy to see it in any publication. Even more so if I was the lady singing. The second bird shot seems alright also expecially if you are going to do any post work with PS or psp or whatever, which is typical. The first bird is alright for me the most distracting thing is the background. In fact the bird in the first picture is better than the bird in the second. Bsteph