Yet Another... "Someone's Boring Dog Photo"
by Lydia

Comment:
Ah, yes, but it could be Cerberus or Anubis paying us a visit, for all we can tell. I like the crop. Something slightly ominous about the lonely two dog feet upon the stones.

Cloudy Sky by Henry Gibson
by raish

Comment:
Spooky, like a mesmerizing fortune teller's ball. I keep looking at the black object bottom right, wondering if it really is something or not, but it's just impossible enough to discern that it keeps tight hold of its mystery. Nicely done.

Can't push through
by bflo_guy

Comment:
RE: your forum request for comments.
I voted this a 5. For me, a 5 means it did something decent and was likely lacking elsewhere. Here, I like your idea, your premise, but it lacked punch, effect. There was no feeling of desperation here. Clawing, harder pushing, barely grasping the fence, tensed arm tendons- all of these imply hard times, struggle, and are all missing. I think a bit wider treatment would be better visually, but may or may not have been possible considering your location.

As a general aside, your focus does seem a bit deeper than it ought to be (backfocus). The fence that is more distant than the hand is sharp, but the hand is somewhat soft. This will be voted down by many on DPC, but I think the main issue was that it lacked strength of emotion (though, obviously I wasn't the only in thinking this, per the comment you received).

Snow white.
by EgillP

Comment:
I find it difficult to compose shots with orchids, but this works very well and is interesting, as well.

Token
by gg3rd

Comment:
Quite the flower! I've never stumbled upon one quite like this, but I'm glad you have. Nicely captured, I like the foliage background.

For Shez
by PenelopeK

Comment:
I like the decision to go with a rather different subject matter. The texture on these fellows is awesome, the gradations of green and black are very interesting, and the white spines really set things off.

A Breakthrough
by Alyn

Comment:
Cliche, but done very well.

On the Forest Floor - Jack-in-the-Pulpit
by CJinCA

Comment:
Love the composition on this one, and the coloring is very interesting. Very nice. Hope to see this near the top.

ORCHID FOR SHEZ
by MarkB

Comment:
Very nicely lit flower shot. It's often difficult to strike the best balance between shadow and light, but you've done wonderfully here.

Flower of Eden :)
by FocusPoint

Comment:
The shadows add quite a lot to this one. Very nice.