Comment from Glena Jessee-King
This is beautiful digital art, especially of the snowy Egret. The background is nice and I can see by the background of the theme as "black" although little to no black is pictured. Fine work nevertheless.

 Comment Written 29-Dec-2023

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reply by the author on 27-Jan-2024

I agree, I was playing off the toad as having a black moment, but also the egrets white illuminating the darker background. Thank you for you kind words and review!

Comment from nikman
A good looking image posted here into the competition, but there is not much black in it? Your fine and appropriate composition gives us a dramatic nature moment. Textures and tones are good. Nicely created and good luck!

 Comment Written 29-Dec-2023

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reply by the author on 29-Dec-2023

Thanks for your kind words. I was using the toad (dark) as a black tone, more of a metaphoric black moment .