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I came across this picture through a feature in someone's journal and it is really a nice piece of MLP art you made there.Fluttershy enjoying herself outside anyone's curious sight. e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/s… " width="15" height="15" alt="" data-embed-type="emoticon" data-embed-id="391" title="(Smile)"/>It is lovely how she lands, rides and partly dives into a bubbly wave.You even made her submerged legs visible in a convincing way.The mane getting messy from the wind adds up to the dynamic scene.I also enjoy how the look overall is a bit closer to an anatomical correct horse, though we are talking about a mythical creature from a cartoon here.That applies especially to the wings; some might say they're too big but I call it majestic and more realistic in relation to the body and its mass they have to carry.The details of their feathers, oh my, that certainly took quite some time.You added vibrant colours, interesting shapes and detailed textures to those wings, it's magnificent!I was surprised and pleased to see the plumage at spots other than the wings, nice touch! (Shoulders, nape of the neck, back of the head, fetlocks, did I miss something?)And all those previously mentioned things are paired with a nice lighting. e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/s… " width="15" height="15" alt="" data-embed-type="emoticon" data-embed-id="391" title="(Smile)"/>Talking about realism and anatomy; the legs are too thin to me.They look like delicate sticks that could easily snap when galloping or landing on them.Another thing that bothers me is that slight, round rainbow.First I didn't even know why it is there but after reading one of the critiques, it seems to be a lense flare.I think it could have been better to add such a rainbow-effect together with some stirred up droplets from the top part of the waves, which would break the light.Of course the sky is held simple, it shoulfn't take any of the focus, so that's okay, but the arrangement of the clouds bother me a bit.I don't exactly know how to explain it, but that round shape they describe from one side to the other it is.You mentioned rainbow powers.Not something that bothers me but there could have been a bit more of those slightly green, blue, cyan colours on her; just an idea.I think I got everything I wanted to say and hope that I didn't forget something. e.deviantart.net/emoticons/s/s… " width="15" height="15" alt="" data-embed-type="emoticon" data-embed-id="391" title="(Smile)"/>---It's a mystery to me why she needs the rainbow powers for this - which would also require the other elements and main ponies being around - but other than that it's a convincing picture that she's unobserved and lets loose.Refreshing as cool water. e.deviantart.net/emoticons/w/w… " width="15" height="15" alt="" data-embed-type="emoticon" data-embed-id="387" title="(Wink)"/>So far I've never seen a pegasus' plumage being depicted at all those additional spots.On the other hand using the world and a main character from MLP isn't original.Nice pony, nice water, nice lighting.Unfortunately I don't get the (supposedly) lense flare, and a simple sky doesn't mean it has to be simplistic.I am heavily biased because I really enjoy MLP. e.deviantart.net/emoticons/r/r… " width="15" height="15" alt="" data-embed-type="emoticon" data-embed-id="396" title="(Razz)"/>The wings are remarkable, the pictures shares joy.On the downside, I still don't feel a major impact.--- e.deviantart.net/emoticons/p/p… " width="15" height="16" alt="" data-embed-type="emoticon" data-embed-id="194" title="+fav"/> e.deviantart.net/emoticons/let… " width="30" height="16" alt="" data-embed-type="emoticon" data-embed-id="459" title="Added to my devWatch!"/>And llamas for everyone. e.deviantart.net/emoticons/w/w… " width="15" height="15" alt="" data-embed-type="emoticon" data-embed-id="387" title="(Wink)"/>