clapping hmmmm....in this one, you've included the chaos of the branches, and you've kept that hold behind the bird to show some depth, and the animal is looking inside the field of the picture as jan-carel suggested. and yes, now that you've pointed out those diagonals, i see it! yes, i see that natural tic-tac-toe framing the bird. i'll have to take some time to look at this one more... the lighting and contrast work you did was perfect. can you circle the reflection that you saw to the right of the bird, cindy? i'm not seeing it. i really luv the crop in this one. kemal says it's his fav. too. and framing is perfect. i have a feeling i will go this way on crop. Thanks sooooooo much, girl!!!!! i luv it!!!!