Suspend
by TonyT

Comment:
Oops. I like where this was going. Could have used a little more post processing, I think... clone out some bits of yuck towards the ground and make the whole scene a bit more stark to help carry the weight of the subject.

Over all, a very good entry.

Snowflakes!
by BuddyBaum

Comment:
Love this... Did you have to use a reversed lens? I think I might have liked this more if you had cropped to just to the top flake... Good job, though.

caught in the act
by roz

Comment:
Great capture and good detail.

Light is too focused. Did you use a flash? If so, something like this might help next time :

Fantasia
by Judi

Comment:
Lovely. Nice color in the background and good bokeh. The strands feel a little too chaotic and less "wispy", but over all very cool.

Viridian Vermin
by pamb

Comment:
I love the color of the fly against the green. Very electric...

I do wish the front edge/point of the leaf wasn't so overexposed looking.

Great capture.

Lawn Mushrooms
by vlado

Comment:
I love the processing on this one. Good job vlado!

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Quenching her thirst
by kasaba

Comment:
A lot of good competition, but I'm expecting a high placement on this one... Good job Gaby...

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Gently Folded
by SaraR

Comment:
Only thing I can say is that I might have liked to see it a bit brighter...

Very lovely.

Big Big World
by cynthiann

Comment:
I still prefer the bright green background, but either way, it is quite a cool little critter... Good job!

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:: Stripes ::
by P-A-U-L

Comment:
I think this shot is more interesting because it does not have bright colors. Certainly an intense study in refraction. Great idea...

A few details jump out to me that could have made this better.

1) Watch your horizon. Nevermind... I just pulled it into an editor to check and it is level. I guess the diagonal lines just make it look unlevel, and to voters, perception is reality.

2) The power in this (to me) is that it's not colorful. In that, I would have converted to B&W because I find the blue and orange bits in the refraction to detract.

3) The reflection off the front of the glass is distracting. It makes it too busy. Would a polarizer have helped? I think so... This, of the three, would have helped most, I think.

Of course, having looked at this for this long, I now find myself slightly dizzy. ;)