spectrum
by drueov

Comment:
6 - Good. Criticism; like to see the blue glass slightly sharper if possible and if the colored reflections were 'used' more, make this even better in my opinion. Maybe a little 'wider', incorporating the full glasses too, who knows.

Stand Tall
by seriocomic

Comment:
5 - Nice. Criticism; seems a little 'blown' at the top, but difficult to control likely. Apologies if wrong, but the grass looks just a fraction 'off' natural, hard to explain, butthe bits of clover(?) I can discern look 'true' so, who knows. May also just be the focal effects. Just wish the mushroom/toadstool were as defined as the grass.

Black & White
by medo

Comment:
5 - Like this, good potential. Criticism; 640 would have helped this a lot. More attention paid to the lone pencil being straight, as well as just a fraction sharper on it, would have made this better in my opinion.

Orchids
by StopDown

Comment:
5 - Very nice. Criticism; the pots(?) in the background detract but only slightly. Perhaps a different angle (and composition variation), trying to eliminate them, may have made this even better in my opinion. Seems fairly good contrast control on the whites, although overall this seems a little 'dark', but difficult to adjust given the whites I imagine.

Harmony
by Brad

Comment:
4/5/4..5 - Nice rich colors. Like the potential. Criticism; a little dark, especially at this size in my opinion, but difficult to adjust the colors I imagine. A cropping variation, top left of the bud (especially as that seems in sharpest focus), and bottom/bottom right, may have made this better, not sure. The petals/drops a little sharper too may have also made this better. Not sure on the frame, especially that it adds to the 'darkness' and emphasizes the crop 'lines'.

End of the Branch
by jab119

Comment:
5 - Nice 'catch' and colors. Depth is good. Criticism; firstly that one extra pixel, other than that perhaps slightly more space below compositionally, not sure. Like to see that 'fore stem' in focus, but realize you'd lose what you have so perhaps a different angle, as that 'fore stem' slightly detracts in my opinion. Looks like the quality is there, so an even tighter crop perhaps to get more detail on the drop/stem, who knows.

Scrabble Vertigo
by spart4cus

Comment:
5 - Like the concept. Criticism; if the 'A' were sharper, and perhaps a slightly different angle, to allow the 'pile of tiles' to be seen better (even though it may have reduced the shallow effect), may have made this better in my opinion.

Three Sticky
by admart01

Comment:
6 - Nice. Good texture/macro/lighting. Looks like a Liquidambar seed pod. Criticism; not sure on the white base 'contrast' or composition, especially of 'stems/stalks'.

IMG_0330_filtered 2_filtered.jpg
by DrAchoo

Comment:
'4', maybe. Although it wasn't 'necessary' to see a cande lit in my opinion, it definitely helped in many shots, or even to be able to discern candlelight (difficult at times), and this 'light' is difficult to distinguish, especially that the light appears to be coming from so close to 'bedding' - long shot to guess there is a 'flame' there. The effect is nice and soft though. edit:typo

Message edited by author 2005-12-19 22:49:16.

Forest Spirits
by DrAchoo

Comment:
Gave this a 5. Liked the potential with the textures especially, but as you have said "I had originally wanted a shot which had all 15 lanterns, but there was too much detail and the picture wound up looking unpleasant with lichen covered branches competing with the branches of the background. " - that may have made this better in my opinion, but obviously is not what you were attempting, so it is a matter of 'preference'. The colors and overall feel was nice but again, had more potential, in my opinion.