In My City Garden
by mariomel

Comment:
Nice capture though a little more exposure would bring out the details in the dark areas of the wings. Less DOF would allow for a much more blurred background.

Follow the path
by kevinswope

Comment:
Good use of leading lines. The foliage and the path both lead the viewer into the background of the image though a little more light on the background could possibly add appeal.

Fred, The Garden Pond, 28 Holmans, UK.
by Martin

Comment:
Nice choice of subject. Chin up!!

More contrast is needed between the logs and the tortoise(?).

Waiting for Fall
by Blinks

Comment:
Nice idea to use sepia here though it appears to be a little over exposed. Most likely due to the harsh lighting. To compensate for this a diffuser and/or reflector may have helped to allow you to bring out more of the details in the shadows.

Thirsty ?
by melissarts

Comment:
Leading lines are used perfectly here. A little more sharpness and depth of field would possibly give this image more appeal.

...ants are marching
by nnaah

Comment:
Good use of DOF and composition though a little more contrast would help emphasize the ant.

Elephant Ear @ 8
by JBosie

Comment:
Good capture of lines and texture. It's just a touch dark on the right.

broken wing
by delariman

Comment:
Composition and exposure are good. You have used DOF to your advantage though your subject could possibly benefit from sharper focus.

the water garden playground
by nitro102

Comment:
It's always hard to get a balanced image when part of the picture is in bright sunshine and the other part is in shade. You've done a good job to try and limit the amount of bright area in your photo though your foreground still appears to be a bit underexposed. To try and solve this without blowing out the sky you could try using a graduated ND filter to tone down the background and allow you to expose more for the foreground. This would probably work since the transition between bright and shade is in a fairly straight line.

Spider
by daztaz

Comment:
You've captured lots of detail in this closeup though maybe the image could benefit from a little more DOF. Lighting is good, maybe just a tad too bright on the right. The bright green background is a bit distracting as well.