HOLY MACRO!!!
by notonline

Comment:
Very punny, but your horizon is tilted. Does not look like it's tilted enough to be intentional.

L'abricot
by sbeaumont

Comment:
This looks like it was maybe shot on a light box - there's a bit of glare at the stem end of the apricot that is really noticeable. The highlights on the apricot (that are from the other light source) are a bit blown. The border does not work too well with this - it feels too 'heavy' for the subject. On a positive note, I love the color of the fruit, and the subject placement is very nice.

Little Beauty
by Discraft

Comment:
Very nice. Color is quite good, and the texture and detail are fantastic.

Scarab,Sand and Spiral
by BrennanOB

Comment:
Love the colors and the detail, but there's something about the composition that doesn't work too well for me. It sorta looks like the beetle and shell are going to fall out of the picture. Don't know how else to phrase that, but it's kinda optically disturbing to me.

Turn It Up!!!
by xcharrier

Comment:
Very cool. Nice textures and detail. Great color. Love the way you seem tohave caught a slightly mischevious little smirk on his face.

Waterlilly at the Huntington Library
by bvoi

Comment:
Beautiful flower. Focus seems a little soft, which doesn't work too well for me in a macro-type challenge. Love the composition, though, and the colors are quite good.

I've Found My Marbles
by Rentrenz

Comment:
Very unique. Love the splashes of light and color.

Dark Beauty
by Balko

Comment:
Very beautiful photo. Great lighting, gorgeous colr. Great composition and lovely texture and detail. I love being able to see the petal and pollen texture so clearly.

Foul
by Imagineer

Comment:
While this is technically a good shot, subject-wise it just doesn't work. I don't know if you thought you were just going to test the theory that people would vote down a technically good photo based on subject matter, but I hope your experiment works. I know this shot just doesn't work for me, and it's repellent enough for me to vote it down based on the subject. So... 7 for the technicals, and 2 for the subject. Overall, 4.5, and I'll give you half a point for humor. 5 from me.

Fairy Wand
by Evaan

Comment:
Very neat. Very nice DOF. Good texture and detail.