Wild West
by crabappl3

Comment:
Very very nice photo of an otherwise ignored flower

This Bud is for You!
by vtruan

Comment:
when your talking about quality of light / photographe etc nto many stand out - but this in my terms is great and what i want to see more of! Great use of DOF and superb focusing.

The subject and composition don't really get my vibes going - but then that is quite hard for a flower shot!

Technicaly this is easily a 10.

Bamboo Roots
by jab119

Comment:
This is obviously well taken, but I fail to see any real impact area of the pic?

Sunrise!
by dwterry

Comment:
a nicely exposed sunflower shot - really do not like the border however ;(

spore-producing organs
by brunas

Comment:
very nice and very clean but a bit too sharp and jagged for me.

Feeding Time
by kevrobertson

Comment:
a nice ca[pture but not very nice colors. too artaficial.

Ace of Spades
by troylox

Comment:
very nice and clean - simple idea well lit and executed.

As a photo for publication work (i.e cover, advert etc) it is perfect. As a standalone photograph probably not so much as there isn't much to look at apart from an old leaf.

Stalking her prey...
by jmlelii

Comment:
heheh, hope she doesn't eat the plant.

Face looks kind of silver - but not enough so I know if it's by design or accident. Nice idea however!

Lava Lamp
by singale

Comment:
Hello from the critique club.

First off, I find your image very attractive as a piece of art or as a manipulated photograph. The nice blue glow is quite effective and the inside of the lamp where you have denoised it is also aesthetically very nice.

However, if your looking for a high scoring photograph, this kind of editing tends not to do so well on DPC or in other photo challenges.

The emphasis here to the majority of voters is on photographic techniques and ethics. Digital artistry doesn't really fit in with this view.

However, that is not a bad thing, and there are many users such as my self whom enjoy looking at digital art.

Next time, if score was your ideal, I would suggest being a bit more light on the photoshop editing. I think this image here would have really worked as a strict photograph. Obviously a tripod would be needed, and a long shutter - but the light omitting would;d be superb as it is here.

One final thing, digital art or photography - you should try to utilize the maximum file size on DPC which is 640 wide or high. Your image comes in at 400 pixels so there is a lot more room for a larger image.

If you want to discuss this in more detail, please feel free to PM me.

JP

Road to Denali
by crabappl3

Comment:
superlative view. Technicaly the shot isn't all that for me - I think if you had waited / been there at another point during the day the light could have been more spectacular.

Having said that, the important thing is that you have seen and captured a superlative scene -for that my full makrs.