A Study in Shadows
by ClubJuggle

Comment:
Hard to tell that flora was the subject of this photograph. The shadows are so prevalent that the ones from the tree blend in with others on the ground. Needs to be more separation in tones here for it to be as effective as it could be.

Peace lily
by Robro

Comment:
This is a little underexposed with some relatively very bright light pulling me away from the subject. The tones around the flower are too near that of your subject so it gets lost in the background. The white on the flower is also kind of greyish which causes lots of detail to be lost. Highlight on the tip has all detail blown out from it, too.

... Just lovely tulips ...
by Anastasia

Comment:
Nice lighitng and color patterns. These are different types of tulips than in other images, which is refreshing.

cherry blossoms illuminated at the time of festival
by kenbo

Comment:
Extremely grainy with lots of noise in the night sky and grass which seems to blow out the detail in the trees, too. The clarity and "night" feeling are lost.

Spring Surprise - where's my red tulips?
by BJ

Comment:
Very uneven exposure - very over to very under exposed. Lots of detail in the background is also distracting. Beautiful colors really make this eye catching.

Disappear
by jimmythefish

Comment:
Neat use of a path through the image. I like that it leads me through the photograph.

Dandy Lion
by LanSnake

Comment:
One quality to these macro shots that sets others apart as "outstanding" from just "good" is their uniform lighting and their solid backgrounds. Here there are some "hot spots" that are distracting and the overall exposure seems low which is preventing some of the details and color from standing out.

Flowers Squared
by wdebeau1

Comment:
Composition is a bit ackward and seems to crop off too much of the subject disproportionately. Exposure and saturation also seem a little on the dark side (maybe too much of a cloudy day to photograph brightly colored subjects). Background bush is also a little distracting.

Easter Flowers
by Yomi

Comment:
Great repeatitive theme in the background. Good use of your focal depth and excellent exposure and composition. High rankings for this one.

Forked Tongue
by sher

Comment:
Beautiful macro. Nice lighting, great detail where needed which is so important in these close ups.