Confidence.....is Everything

© William Moore

Confidence.....is Everything

Uploaded: April 29, 2006 04:12:24

Comments

Revonda L. Gentry April 29, 2006

Wow!! I love this image!! The detail and expression are wonderful! Great job William!! #436062

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe April 29, 2006

Outstanding capture! Jeff #2704715

William Moore April 29, 2006

thanks revonda and jeff..... #2705208

Leanne M.E. Boyd April 29, 2006

The detail is amazing. Excellent shot, William! #2705231

Kim S. Hite April 29, 2006

With a face like that you would have to have confidence. Great capture, I really like this. #2705272

William Moore April 29, 2006

thanks to leanne and kim..i shot this at 330mm f2.8 on this past thursday at our local zoo..i was only about 6ft away and I wanted a full frame shot... #2705323

Sylvia Rossler April 29, 2006

WOAWWW ! Watta face !!!! Priceless shot of this whateveritis bird William !!! #2706168

Kay E. Mahoney level-classic April 29, 2006

Fantastic capture. Love the colors. Very strange looking bird. I've never seen on like it. #2706180

Jenny D April 29, 2006

WONDERFUL shot & title!! #2706671

Tori A. Woods April 29, 2006

awesome capture William!!
nice details.........I love it...Tori #2707048

Janine Russell level-deluxe April 29, 2006

William, excellent detail and colors. #2707174

Candice C. Calhoun level-deluxe April 30, 2006

Fabulous expression, great shot!

ccc #2708786

Mary L. Graham April 30, 2006

Great shot William, Beautiful colours and detail!! =) #2709144

William Moore April 30, 2006

my thanks to sylvia, kay, jd, tori, douglas, janine, candice and mary....i wish I had time to send individual emails but I am really limited...sorry but know I appreciate all of your comments!!!!!! #2709333

Lynne Morris April 30, 2006

Definately a face that only a mother could love! Wonderful capture William, fantastic detail and colour, great shot! #2709503

Lorraine A. Cook April 30, 2006

WOW!! Love the detail/colors in this bird's face. What is this bird, William?

Awesome Capture!!<:)) #2709832

Paula Dwyer April 30, 2006

Great detail!! Great colors!!
Awesome shot!! :) #2709843

Laura Clay-Ballard April 30, 2006

I LOve everything about this one! It's funny, it's just perfect! #2709893

Elisabeth A. Gay April 30, 2006

A face only his mother could love! But then again, another one of his species probably thinks he's gorgeous too! Amazing image William! #2709934

Jane Summa April 30, 2006

Great title, Bill! yukka..he's not very pretty :-) ..excellent detail and color! #2710072

Melissa G. Meiselman April 30, 2006

I am soooo impressed with the photographic quality of this image...the details are sooo clear. The birds face is amazing and I like it against the green backgroung. Terrific, William. #2710156

Lynn Crawford April 30, 2006

WOOOOOOOw, look at those eyes, I have never seen a bird like that, great detail and color William, wonderful capture :) #2710225

Norman P. Banks April 30, 2006

Detail, color, dramatic effect, this one has it all!

Norm #2710356

Claudia Kuhn level-classic May 01, 2006

What an interesting looking bird William! Nice capture! #2713523

Vicki Hunt May 01, 2006

This just makes me smile! This is an everlasting impression as a photo with a statement!!! Great image! And fabulous title!!! #2713918

William Moore May 01, 2006

thanks to lynne, lorraine, paula, laura, elisabeth,jane, melissa, lynn, norman, claudia, and vicki..... #2713934

Dennis Flanagan level-classic May 02, 2006

Great detail on this William. Your caption is perfect. #2715461

William Moore May 02, 2006

thanks dennis........ #2715790

ALLEN O. HOWARD May 02, 2006

Absolutely FANTASTIC William!!! The epitomy of intense! And the great green background lights this one up. #2716829

Crystal M. Gove May 02, 2006

WOW...EXCELLENT, BEAUTIFUL shot, William :o)!!! Do you remember what kind of bird this is??? I like the title...it's so true :o)! #2716918

Sandra Freyler May 02, 2006

Awesome closup, WIlliam! Great shot! #2717166

Jenny Bosmans May 03, 2006

WOOOOOOW!! FANTASTIC capture, William!! Love it!! #2719101

William Moore May 03, 2006

thanks to dennis, william m, allen, crystal, sandra, and jenny.... #2719554

Greg S. Abel May 03, 2006

Finally I found the end of this thread.
The look says it all William, nice capture.
Greg #2719702

Navin Talwar May 03, 2006

Very sharp and rich in details. #2720484

SaMi Martin May 03, 2006

OMG now this is funny! I never saw such a weird looking bird; great detail! #2721280

Kay Beausoleil May 03, 2006

Oh.my.goodness!! What a great capture and title, William! #2721396

Noel Baebler May 03, 2006

WOW, William! What unique details! Superb image!!! #2722441

Daniel Diaz May 04, 2006

I'm speechless Will......WOW!!!!!!!!!!!! #2723325

Stephen Zacker May 05, 2006

:-) Love your title and that look. This is GREAT #2727311

Mike F. Anderson May 05, 2006

WOW, what great detail! I love that straight on look, like he's staring you down. #2728634

Stephanie Laird level-classic May 05, 2006

Great image and title! #2728643

Wende Trew May 05, 2006

Wow!!! This is sooo AWESOME. LOVe it!! the detail is amazing!!! #2730382

Debbie Hartley May 06, 2006

Outstanding William! The detail is amazing! #2731087

William Moore May 08, 2006

my thanks to greg, navin, sami, kay, noel, daniel, stephen, mike, stephanie, wende, and debbie..... #2739286

Karen Bacon May 12, 2006

You did an outstanding job with this guys'portrait William! Excellent! #2756184

Cathy Stancil May 12, 2006

Great expression and very different looking bird you have there William !! great shot ! #2756221

William Moore May 12, 2006

thanks karen and cathy #2756612

Goshka G. May 13, 2006

Indeed!;-) Wonderful find for this very unusual looking creature, William! #2759960

Inge S. Lasmana May 14, 2006

Wonderful shot, William! the details and expressions are excellent. #2764317

William Moore May 15, 2006

thanks goshka, inge, #2768490

Sharon King May 15, 2006

WOW...thats all I can say....WOW! #2768790

William Moore May 17, 2006

thanks sharon k #2776293

William C. Raco level-classic May 20, 2006

This is great!
What a cool looking bird ;)
Well done, William

Bill #2790488

Kara L. Hendricks May 21, 2006

Well, it's been a while since I came to your gallery... This is outstanding in clarity!!... WOW!!! And love that look!!! #2792453

William Moore May 21, 2006

my thanks to bill r and kara.... #2792688

Stefan Nielsen May 22, 2006

What a wonderful bird portrait :-)
(He looks kinda mean) #2802523

William Moore May 23, 2006

thanks stefan... #2804331

Tammy Scott May 23, 2006

LOL! What a funny looking bird! #2804904

William Moore May 23, 2006

thanks tammy #2805713

William Moore May 24, 2006

thanks jill #2810359

Christina M. Brekke May 28, 2006

wow- this is really good you have an outstanding gallery! #2824841

William Moore May 29, 2006

thanks christina.... #2829511

Peggy J. Maguire June 01, 2006

William,What a great eye,the detail is amazing...Peggy #2839796

William Moore June 05, 2006

thanks peggy #2856205

Joe Ciccone June 07, 2006

great capture William...what a face...details, colors excellent....
cheers #2864546

Stan Lubach June 10, 2006

Outstanding close-up, William. Really incredible detail and color. Great job capturing that expression. #2878372

William Moore June 10, 2006

thanks to joe and stan #2878728

Claudette Foote June 17, 2006

lol love his look ... make me smile for sure... so colorful great work as usual William..... #2908554

Sylvia Rossler June 21, 2006

Happy to see this whateveritis bird again :O) Big congrats William :O) #2924758

Jenny Bosmans June 21, 2006

Congratulations on this fantastic finalist, William!! :) #2925239

Daniel G. Flocke June 21, 2006

William - Congatulations on a Stunning image and Finalist!!!

Good luck in the next round.
#2925290

William Moore June 21, 2006

good thing I check my email...it's a surprise to me...thanks jenny and daniel #2925320

Mary N C. Taitt June 21, 2006

LOL! Great and funny finalist! CongrATS! #2926668

Crystal M. Gove June 21, 2006

CONGRATS, William :o)! I LOVE this image...GOOD LUCK! #2926687

Emile Abbott level-deluxe June 21, 2006

Congratulations again William. Cute and funny capture. #2926691

Emile Abbott level-deluxe June 21, 2006

Congratulations again William. Cute and funny capture. #2926701

Wendy Stevenson June 21, 2006

Great to see this here William! Congrats on both fantastic finalists!!! Best of luck!! #2926808

Noel Baebler June 21, 2006

Huzzah, William! Fantastic Finalists! Great title! #2929267

Piotr M. Organa June 21, 2006

:-o) Congrats, William!!! #2930311

Laura Clay-Ballard June 21, 2006

LOL! congrats! #2930773

Lorraine A. Cook June 21, 2006

Love That Look!(LOL)<:)) Congrats, William!<:)) #2931814

William Moore June 22, 2006

Sincere thanks to Mary, Crystal, Emile, Wendy, Noel, Piotr, Laura, and Lorraine.... #2933452

Gail Vitikacs level-classic June 22, 2006

BIG Congratulations! #2936849

Su Sana E. P level-classic June 22, 2006

William, Congratulations on this well deserving WIN!! #2937612

Donna La Mattino Pagakis June 22, 2006

Great image, congratulations! #2937679

Sylvia Rossler June 23, 2006

Big congrats on your win William :O) #2937803

Graeme yew Chow June 23, 2006

Wow ! william big congratulation to you. You did very well with 2 winners this month. #2937871

Darryl Wilkinson June 23, 2006

William, A double-whammy on the WINNERS! Congratulations!!! #2937975

Jenny Bosmans June 23, 2006

Congratulations on this fantastic winner, William!! :) #2938058

Vicki Hunt June 23, 2006

Congratulations!!!! Love this! #2938404

Wally Orlowsky June 23, 2006

Congratulations on this stunning winner, William! #2938413

William Moore June 23, 2006

Sincere thanks to Gail, Susan, Donna, Sylvia, Graeme, Darryl, Jenny, Vicki H, and Wally O...... #2939275

Karen Bacon June 23, 2006

No surprise here!Congratulations William on this amazing image! #2939672

Kay E. Mahoney level-classic June 23, 2006

Congratulations on your winning photo. WTG. Nice job. #2939786

Claudia Kuhn level-classic June 23, 2006

Cool capture William, congrats! #2940180

Stan Kwasniowski June 23, 2006

Bill, way to go, congratulations #2940271

Melissa G. Meiselman June 23, 2006

Absolutely fantastic winner, Bill!!!! #2940503

gloria s. kasse vega June 23, 2006

Congratulations!! #2940957

Nobu Nagase June 23, 2006

Congrats!!! :) #2941324

Noel Baebler June 23, 2006

BIG, BIG HUZZAH, William!!! #2941527

Kay Beausoleil June 23, 2006

Congratulations on your eye-catching win, Bill! #2941868

Kristi A. Howson June 23, 2006

Wow..now that's close up William. Congratulations on this fantastic winner! #2941921

Mike F. Anderson June 23, 2006

Congratulations on your win, Bill! #2942479

Janine Russell level-deluxe June 23, 2006

William, congratulations on your Second Place win. #2942591

Rakesh Syal level-classic June 23, 2006

Feel so good for this WIN, William!! #2943082

Evy Johansen level-classic June 23, 2006

Big congratulations on your awesome win, William! #2943372

Pat Gamwell June 24, 2006

Absolutely awesome! BIG CONGRATS! #2943557

Colette M. Metcalf June 24, 2006

Congratulations to you on your win, William!! #2943713

Glenn E. Urquhart June 24, 2006

Big congrats on a well deserved award, William!!! Cheers, Glenn. #2943855

William Moore June 24, 2006

Sincere thanks to KB, Kay, Claudia, Stan, Melissa, Gloria, Nobi, Noel, Kay, Kristi, Mike, Janine, Rakesh, Evy, Pat, Colette and Glenn........... #2944666

William C. Raco level-classic June 24, 2006

Outstanding photo
Congratulations, William!

Bill #2946024

Terry L. Ellis level-classic June 25, 2006

Congratulations, Bill, on this fantastic WIN! Love it! #2948444

Lorraine A. Cook June 25, 2006

Congratulations on this awesome win, William!!<:)) #2948718

William Moore June 25, 2006

Thanks William, Terry, and Lorraine.... #2948880

Ronald Balthazor June 25, 2006

Congratulations, William. What a personality. #2949831

William Moore June 26, 2006

thanks Ronald #2951355

Goshka G. June 27, 2006

Many congrats on all your winners and finalists this month, and especially on thos very confident one!!;-) #2957780

John Pover June 30, 2006

He really is daring you to laugh... congrats on a superb shot and a well-earned win. #2968557

William Moore June 30, 2006

thanks goshka and john... #2970874

Emile Abbott level-deluxe July 16, 2006

Huge congratulations on and exellent photo and win, William. Way to go my friend. #3036362

William Moore July 19, 2006

thanks Emile #3050569

Daniel G. Flocke July 22, 2006

Willaim, Congratulations on your winning image, Well Done!!!

~Daniel #3063034

William Moore September 21, 2006

thanks daniel.... #3338642

Judy V. Kennamer level-classic September 25, 2006

Beautiful shot William - congrats! #3359415

William Moore November 09, 2006

thank you Judy K #3567057

Theresa Marie Jones level-deluxe May 31, 2007

Great capture, great title!! Bravo on your Gold win! I tried 3 times entering Gold Leaves today, Thank u on the compliments :-) I keep getting POP UPS and FAKE web-sites when I am entering. Do you have the same problem? #4352476

William Moore July 24, 2007

Many thanks to Theresa J...... #4549505

Jill Odice level-classic September 16, 2007

What a face :-) This is wonderful William! I have just been looking through your gallery enjoying all your images and thought I would give you a belated congrats on this well deserved winner :-) #4798653

William Moore October 02, 2007

lol many thanks Jill..... #4873419

Heather L. Haderly October 13, 2007

I love this William, SUPERB!!! #4920727

William Moore October 17, 2007

thanks you heather #4939324

Steven E. Ray November 29, 2007

This is a riot... the bird's expression does seem to exude confidence. We humans sure have a different value system, whereas if I had a gizzard on my beak, I would never leave the house! Great photo indeed! #5148857

William Moore December 01, 2007

lol many thanks Steven #5156596

To discuss, first log in or sign up (buttons are at top center of page).

Get Constructive Critiques

Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.


 

Did You Know?

Discussions by Category: You can view photo discussions on various themes in the Community > Photo Discussions section of the site.

BetterPhoto Websites: If you see an orange website link directly under the photographer's name, it's totally okay. It's not spam. The reason: BetterPhoto is the one that offers these personal photography websites. We are supporting our clients with those links.

Unavailable EXIF: If there is no other information but 'Unavailable' in the EXIF (meaning no EXIF data exists with the photo), the 'Unavailable' blurb is not displayed. If there is any info, it shows. Many photos have the EXIF stripped out when people modify the image and resave it, before uploading.


 

The following truth is one of the core philosophies of BetterPhoto:

I hear, I forget.
I see, I remember.
I do, I understand.

You learn by doing. Take your next online photography class.


BetterPhoto.com All Time Best Photo Contest Staff Favorite BetterPhoto.com Photo Contest SECOND PLACE Winner


Copyright for this photo belongs solely to William Moore.
Images may not be copied, downloaded, or used in any way without the expressed, written permission of the photographer.
Log in to follow or message this photographer or report this photo.