Cliff Hangers
by Onie

Comment:
Hmm... the image quality is a bit low, but the composition is very effective. I'd like some more contrast, I think. Otherwise, it's a very nice photo.

Self Service
by Swashbuckler

Comment:
It's cool that this is legal, and it's a great exploration of the challenge topic, but I don't think it's an attractive image.

Sunset
by nards656

Comment:
I love this one! One of the best tree photos in the bunch. The filagree of trunk, branches and twigs is divine, and the steely grey/blue colour of the sky sets it off beautifully. One of my 10s.

Prairie Sunset
by Sonifo

Comment:
Beatuiful colours! The silhouette of the grass is very nice. There's a great sense of scale to this photo. I can imagine it will be popular, maybe even place in the to 10. Nice work.

Searching For Signs Of Intelligent Life...
by GeneralE

Comment:
Absolutely stunning! I love the tight crop on this. It's like a shaft of light. The clouds are just gorgeous. A 10 from me!

Where The Sun Goes Down
by greenem2

Comment:
The lone tree in this shot isn't interesting enough to lift the photo. It seems empty, flat and static. A closer crop of the tree might have been nicer.

Dead Wood
by LanSnake

Comment:
I love the colours in this, and the gnarled, silhouetted shape of the tree. The central composition works here. It may be a little bit underexposed, but nonetheless a nice photo.

frost flowers
by kenbo

Comment:
Hmm... I like this, it's cool. However, it needs some tonal depth. The darkest tones are too light. It's easy to do that, just adjust the levels in photoshop, or your favourite processing software. Even brightness/contrast will do it. If it doesn't look too light to you, it may be your monitor. Check the squares along the bottom of the voting pages to see how many you can distinguish.

Juniperus Virginiana
by Anachronite

Comment:
Great composition. The berries all seem to explode from a central point. The colours are also very rich. DOF is just right to distinguish this bunch of berries from its background. A very good photo.

Prickly Pear
by goodtempo

Comment:
Fairly nice composition, but the contrast is a bit too low. The photo seems washed out, with very harsh sunlight. Obviously, in the kinds of climates you find prickly pears growing, you will have strong sunlight to deal with, but photographing the subject in the dawn or dusk light would help this a bit. The shadows make this look like late afternoon or mid morning, times when the light will still be harsh.