A Thorn Among The Flowers
by smardaz

Comment:
im sorry but the desat is not working here for me.. the tulips are way too red and saturated and the boy is... just doesnt work for me.. its like a snapshot that was edited to try to be more than a snapshot and it didnt come out well.

Watching My Corn Pop Up In Rows
by jasonlprice

Comment:
nice rural portrait. the sky is lovely, the crop is great, only critique would be the farmers face, its a little dark and orange... overall a unique and well executed image. 7

Spotted Eagle Owl
by ustiebitz

Comment:
the owl is spectacular, the only complaint is the the eyes look almost unnaturally saturated.. the presenter/handler in the background is a distraction, the rest of the background has great bokeh and if that alone were the whole background it would be a much better image, imo.

Solo Spring
by unicum

Comment:
the dof is lovely.. this is a seemingly great floral portrait, but the border takes away from me seeing more of the image. i would like to see it closer up to see the detail in the daisy but the border keeps me from that.

Rock'n Roll Totempole
by ludde

Comment:
interesting.. unique image. love the little skull, adds a lot to the image.

Luscious
by trnqlty

Comment:
fyi, we never run our lipstick out that far to put it on.. it breaks. Nice idea, good lighting, interesting model, the green eyes are lovely.

Bash
by NovaTiger

Comment:
the subject is not clearly in focus, and the background doesnt have enough blur to make the foreground subject stand out. the subject isnt that interesting.. it doesnt have any Wham to it (unless he hits you with that stick hehe). the crop is good tho, the placement of the subject is good.. its just not a strong image for a free study.

Busy Bee
by marbo

Comment:
what a great macro! the detail in the bee is wonderful, the dof is great, the clarity and sharpness of the flower and bee are really good. nice shot!

Contre-Jour
by surfinbird

Comment:
i don't quite understand how this is contre jour.. but its one heck of an image. i love the the bluish background against the dark red of the flower's center.. the focus is great.. irs a nice image :)

The Caretaker
by librodo

Comment:
great example of contre-jour.. love the silhouette while at the same time being able to see the statues.. nice complimentary colors make a beautiful exotic image.