cash cow
by alpharich

Comment:
I like the Black and white BG idea, but don't forget to bring the subject AWAY from the background. All those wrinkles would pretty much disappear in the white sheet if you moved the subject forward another 6 inches or more.

Also, if you deliberately light the BG, it will help get rid of shadows from wrinkles. Same if you put the light behind the sheet.

Not to worry, I made a similar BG lighting mistake on my submission and needed to work hard to correct for it after the shot was taken. :)

"Use your enemy's hand to chatch a Snake"
by Thai

Comment:
Never heard this saying before, but I like it!

Be careful with using direct on-camera flash. It gives the picture a look that isn't really all that desirable.

It's an Uphill Climb
by SJCarter

Comment:
Cool beans! I like this. What a brilliant way to use a duotone!

It would even be cooler IMHO with a two-tone border to match the highlights and shadows.

I love the look on the face of the mantis in the top left.

I might have given a bit different title: It's an Uphill Climb to the Top, But for What?

It's not necessarily something that would have helped the pic in any way, I just thought it might tie in the top guy.

I like it, so I'm going to exercise my right to give it a 10!

Life is a journey, not a destination
by whiteroom

Comment:
SWEET!

Nice use of a centered comp, balancing it with leading lines to the third.

I don't know what you did to get the BG like this (maybe a graduated ND filter flipped the other way?), but it looks fantastic!

Of course, I'm a sucker for bikes and long lonely rides through the mist... (just had a 3 hour bike ride this evening that pretty much fit that description...)

Just for fun, I'm going to give this a 10. I like it!

Let sleeping bears lie...or else!
by Kelli

Comment:
This would probably be nicer and more potent if it were cropped in much tighter to the bear's face. Looks a bit too much like a zoo pic with this DOF too.. Probably not much you could do about that though.

I would like to see more of the bear's face.

It might even be worthwhile to use a square crop and leave off the somewhat relaxed looking back foot to make it look more like the bear is climbing over a log barrier or something?

Bite the Bullet
by soup

Comment:
The odd angles of lighting seem to suit the odd shapes o the sculpture. Having a little trouble tying them together outside of the title though...

-- Birds of a Feather Flock Together --
by espy2

Comment:
Nice color treatment!

Money doesn't grow on trees
by shiva5381

Comment:
If only....

Too bad your tree only grows singles... I wonder if it's possible to try some cross breeding to get one that grows hundreds? :)

Might have been nice if you had cropped out that car...

Life's a Long Hard Climb
by riotspyne

Comment:
Cool concept. I love the divergent pathways.

This picture speaks a lot. High marks.

The Price of Freedom
by JPR

Comment:
Sweet composition. Nicely done!

The border is nice too!