Beetle Bug
by MaryO

Comment:
This is pretty effective - I like it!

Flower-Power
by sceneit

Comment:
Nice composition but not quite there focus-wise.

IMG_5936
by MikeO

Comment:
I love these surface tension drop shots.

2842
by pixelpig

Comment:
Very nearly outstanding - the bokeh of the flower is great. Just a tad less movement and this would be amazing.

Meadowy Bouquet
by maggieddd

Comment:
I gave this an 8. I really loved the colour palette you have given it here - cross processing filter?

I like the composition and the artefacts in the background. I think the highlights are problematic, but for me the overall mood of the image carries the day.

haunted
by tate

Comment:
Top, top drawer stuff - can't wait to see who this is.

One of my favourite images I have ever seen in a challenge. If there was an uber-favourite tick box it would be checked. Just plain old favourite will have to do!

Ex nihilo
by ELLIPS

Comment:
I really like this - super work.

out of breath
by mycelium

Comment:
Staggeringly good - a bit scary too.

The Summit
by Techo

Comment:
I really like this.

Color Splash
by phlover

Comment:
A perfectly contrived cliche. I mean that in a good way; we all become aware of what we need to do to meet the demands of a challenge, and our ability (and willingness) to respond to that challenge varies. Every shot we take is contrived, in the sense that we frame it, you have gone further and constructed and controlled every element. There is an artistic honesty in that - an acknowledgement that every image is constructed, framed, chosen.

Some people (including me), will see dpc cliche in this image - a water drop, super sharpness, circles of confusion; but they'll also be aware that (like me) that they wouldn't have the skills or patience to pull something like this off.

I don't particularly like the image - but I really admire it and the skill and commitment behind it.

A 9 from me.