The Recital
by grigrigirl

Comment:
i'm surprised this hasn't been offered up as a DQ.. I'd love to know how you achieved these effects :) great job, very graceful and elegant

3-ball
by spydr

Comment:
clever shot, very intense.. unfortunately the texture of the table makes the photo look grainy and overworked. a very slight blur might help a little with that

Domino Effect
by Dr.Confuser

Comment:
i can only imagine how many shots it must have taken to get this shot just right!! it was well worth the struggle :)

Proud Parent of Three
by flip89

Comment:
GORGEOUS photo!! great colours, exquisite detail, beautiful composition.. the only suggestion i can make is to either cut off the top part of the photo where the water turns greener, to keep the photo consistent, or to recompose the photo with the birds at the very bottom and nothing but water above them, just to make it a bit more unusual

He loves me not.
by waterlilies

Comment:
very grainy, and it seems like nothing is in focus here.. if you could get the flower nice and sharp and smooth out the background a bit, this would be much more of a standout shot

Not a one horse town
by Jean

Comment:
this picture makes me dizzy to look at!! ahhh!! ;) i still love it though, unusual angle and great use of b&w, it really brings out the texture of the horses' skin

Ms. Three
by magnus

Comment:
what a cute idea.. there seems to be a strange shadow just above the model's head (to the model's left).. it's rather obtrusive, takes away from the cleanness of the photo :(

3 Unfortunate Trees in the Path of a Storm
by postoakinversion

Comment:
good job placing the trees to the side of the composition as opposed to directly in the center, makes it a lot more interesting

Lane 3
by Zoomdak

Comment:
nice photo, but nothing that jumps out at me as particularly spectacular :(

3 pointed Maple Leaf
by Wildpurple

Comment:
beautiful, i love the DOF and the lighting.. the only thing that bothers me is the shadow cast over the left of the leaf.. for some reason that just bothers me, i wish the whole thing were lit.. but i'll trust your judgment :)