Good Morning Macro
by Neil

Comment:
Wonderful shapes and colors. A little too dark overall, but still one of the best in this challenge. 8

Dragon Eyes
by Jacko

Comment:
Outstanding! Who knew dragonflies shave? This photo effectively makes the challenge a race for second place. I'm picturing a familiar Canadian behind the shutter...

Give Us a Kiss
by digistoune

Comment:
Cute, but never on a first date palm. I wish you could crop off the right and show more background on the left.

Nail Polish
by spydr

Comment:
Har de har har. Clever idea. Crop off that distracting red thing at the lower left and rotate the image at an angle, and you'd probably score quite a bit higher.

"he went that way"
by Ecce_Signum

Comment:
Funny title. Maybe more obvious if you cropped off the right third of the image.

Schistocerca Americana (Large Florida Grasshopper)
by mattrix

Comment:
Perfect DOF and color. Very nice.

Beautiful Borage (Borago officinalis)
by artvet

Comment:
A nice macro with sharp focus and good color. Rotating the image to an angle or cropping off-center might make it a little more dynamic. I assume others have mentioned the unnecessary border.

The Beautiful Side of Desktop Clutter
by C-town driver

Comment:
That's a great concept Derick. A slightly less-cluttered composition might have snagged a ribbon. Well done!

Purrfectly Petite
by soccerrocker1989

Comment:
This is a very tough image to score. It's totally hilarious, but there's zero context to imply that the cat is miniature in any way. Sure it's a kitten, but it's a normal-sized kitten. For any other challenge, if you cropped off the clutter at the top and a little dead space off the bottom, this would be a 10 from me. In this case, it's a 5... and a favorite. ;-)

DPC - Demerging Personality Conflict
by kiwiness

Comment:
Although I had a great score, I just KNEW this entry was going to be trouble. No question who deserved the blue. Congratulations, Gary!