Rainy Day Find
by pmichaud

Comment:
The overcast lighting really punched up the colors. Nice variety in the "pie-shaped" areas. You get an extra point for finding something that most people woukd just pass by without another thought. Minor suggestion: try to avoid the bright objects right on the border (green leaf at botttom and orange/green leaf on right edge). They lead the viewer out of the image. A very minor suggestion - not a point reducer! Nice job.

Attention
by Tranquil

Comment:
Beautiful eye under good lighting. Exposure is right on. Would have a bit more impact if the model were looking straight at the lens. One of the better entires for sure.

Oklahoma Sunset
by postoakinversion

Comment:
Lovely image. Great sulhouette. Peaceful. Almost make the tornados liveable with sunsets like that! Sky and clouds a great accent. Too bad you had to sacrifice so much of the bottom with blackness just to stay "centered."

Stained Glass Dome
by flip89

Comment:
Simple, effective and very centered! Wonderful backlighting and exposure. I love it even though it borders on the rule about "photos of artwork."

Night Vision Harrier
by rcrawford

Comment:
Excellent seeing! Perfectly centered and very graphic. YOur choice to invert the black and white makes it more magical. Should score high! (And it would also be a great entry for "unusual angle."

Dead Center - In an Abstract Kind of Way
by f-32

Comment:
WONDEFUL abstract. Great colors, pattern, exposure, composition. It will drive the micrometer crown wild trying to figure out what's centered....

A very well done omage destined for a top finish.

To the rescue
by terje

Comment:
Wow - is that dynamic! Great capture. Did you notice that the silhouette of the bucket has a fire pattern behind it that makes it look as if the bucket itself was on fire? Is that shape in the car a human head? If this doesn't finish very high, I'll be very shocked.

Reflection at Dusk
by dinn

Comment:
You picked the perfect time of day for this shot. Colors are magical. I like the fact there was enough breeze to give a hint of rippling on the water surface. Normally, I'd say to crop out some sky - as it's not needed..... but then it wouldn't be centered (slap my typing hands!). Overall an excellent image with high finish potential.

anemone
by nordic

Comment:
Definitely a centered composition with some great colors. Some may complain about the shallow DoF - but with a macro this close, you had little choice. Actually, the soft focus on the areas below the "ball" are pleasant and add an artistic feel. Well done

Daisies
by sfarrell23

Comment:
This is an image I can see hanging in the reception area of a fancy office. Very simple but bold. Relaxing. The black background works extremely well with the yelllows. Focus and exposure near perfect. Compositionally, I am a little disappointed on the petals behind the 4 main subjects - the ones between the top right and left flowers and the ones behind the bottom right flower. But that's very minor point. The thin yellow border? Probably OK, but I'd like to see it without just to be sure. Overall a very strong entry that should finish high.