Fishing Floats Collection 1
by Kathyc

Comment:
I think this could have been a real interesting piece if you work the texture, contrast and colours. Definitely some potential.

Blue Grapes
by Mansonsdesdemona

Comment:
The blue is nice. But I don't see the grapes.

Frosty Foggy Morning
by bugsy55

Comment:
From the little I can see, it seems to be quite well-composed. Nice diagonal line of the rock formation and the wooden structure seem almost at an interesting vertical third. Unfortunately all other details are lost because of the size. DPC allows up to 640px (you can follow the tutorial available) as long as it doesn't exceed 150kb.

Any one for Cricket
by zed3

Comment:
The subject looks interesting but I had to look a few times and real hard to get it. Most basic elements to improve:
- crop it to the maximum limit allowed for DPC ie. 640px (see the tutorial available)
- overall focus could be a lot sharper

The light looks ok but it's hard to tell since it's too small to appreciate the details.

Sea Urchin, Beauty in Death
by Bethan

Comment:
Nice idea and yes they can be real beauties. (My uncle used to dive to collect them and dry them to make decorative pieces). Unfortunately, the beauty is lost here and here are the main reasons I see:
- the composition is not too bad altho' the center point could have fallen into the vertical third partition on the right
- but the subject itself looks out of focus overall and this is really the main thing that hurts this image
- as it's so dark in itself, perhaps a white background would have worked better to reflect the white spots

On the side, wondering why you didn't just leave the colour in? Altho' the b&w does play up the pattern...

Goodbye
by Shiva Das

Comment:
The message of the image has some merit. Some problems I see:
- you're shooting right at the sun, so the glare is very harsh
- it's too small and looks pixel-y
- the composition is overly busy (could you have gotten closer and to the side?)
- the grey tones are overly dominant here (some editing on contrast may have helped)

Hope this helps.

Mesmerized
by Gatorguy

Comment:
Found this to be rather interesting but I think the "wonder" is a little lost at this distance. Probably not something you could change, just telling it as I see it. Good luck.

Nature in Blues
by spydr

Comment:
Magnificent royal blue tones!

On my own
by Amason

Comment:
The blue winding road really makes this image. Well-composed and nice contrast of colours that gives it the wow factor here.

Sonoma Vineyards: Pushing Away the Fog
by rjkstesch

Comment:
Beautiful play of layers, lines and colour in this. One of the more different ones I've seen in this challenge. The foreground just looks a little blur and over-sharpened at the same time (if that makes sense). Probably a wee bit too much USM maybe?