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by syamjonimi

Comment:
Good picture...my eyes find lots of little nooks and crannies. This is clearly metallica yet there are no glaring hot spots, but the lighting is good. I have to laugh too over the oxymoron here. Making a person laugh with a photograph is a great thing to do. I'm giving you a "9" Gracious
P.S. I changed my mind..."10"

Screwed
by karmat

Comment:
2 different textures here....meets the challenge. Funny you should choose a sponge. I took some of sponges too. Email me if you'd like to see a couple of mine. itsbygrayce@yahoo.com I'd like to see the dof deeper.

Crispy Crunchy
by Niten

Comment:
very good. Clear, crisp shot of crisp food.

Saggy Baggy
by Patella

Comment:
ohhhh my! I still haven't seen this color in person but this is stunning! Strong textural details, rich coloring, well exposed, well focused. Just what appears to be a sun spot or sumtin' near the eye bothers me. Of course that can be fixed up easily enough outside of the challenge. Would like to see some catch-light in the big baby's eye. But all that said I end with "very nice."

Aged Elegance
by Gotcha

Comment:
Definetly one of my favorites.....probably will end up in my top 10. I really love this photograph, the light and shadow adds dimension to the already present interesting texture of the architecture. I am already a fan of arches so you gain my interest there. Your depth of field is good. I'm glad I can look at any point in the image and see relatively focused. The foreground flowers on the right don't seem to be crystal clear, but certainy acceptable.
Overall I love the rustic appeal of this picture and I'd hang it on my wall. (as if I could find any room on my walls. )
I'm back to say after voting on all the submissions, this is the only one that I gave a 10 to. I like it so much.

Loved
by Froober

Comment:
Although it is a loved object, it doesn't have universal appeal. It does have texture, and obviously a dimension unseen by the casual observer. Lighting is good. It looks sad, being hunched over.

Almost Gone
by karmat

Comment:
I like this a lot. Simple, refreshing. I like the black background contrasting the white bowl. Of course the strawberry color is divine. The one thing I'd do to improve this would be to wet the berries.

wasp
by tomlewis1980

Comment:
Nice...more depth of field would improve it.

Daisy Arbor
by kathleenm

Comment:
Nice but daisies are a little overexposed

Classic Rot
by Gotcha

Comment:
very good...clear, nice saturation, and certainly a nostalgia thingy.