Gastropoda
by Lydia

Comment:
Is that a snail from the underside? Nice idea! It's hard to say, but I think I'd've liked a deeper DOF for this. But excellent POV! I like the border and high-key background too.

reflections
by kichu

Comment:
Very well done! 7+ and 4th! Awesome. Congrats on the HM!

New
by chellezfotoz

Comment:
I think this would have done really well in the bokeh competition! It's really good.

Great Dames
by tanguera

Comment:
Congrats! Lovely shot.

I'm a Lady
by chellezfotoz

Comment:
I'm surprised you didn't get any comments, so I figure I might try to break tradition here.

I don't have a really good idea what bokeh is (or rather I can't describe it very well), but I do think that this image is more about a narrow depth of field than about the bokeh effect.
The background in good bokeh (I think) reinforces the subject. Look at the top scoring images. The backgrounds are beautiful. Soft. The background is what boasts, emphasises, and launches your subject at whoever's looking at it. Bokeh isn't just about things or sections of the image being out of focus. It's about the out of focus-ness supporting the rest of your picture to focus your eye on a focal point or subject.

Your background is nice and soft too, but I think that as you can see the plane of focus it pulls your attention away from the subject which is the opposite of what bokeh should do. Do you see what I mean?

You didn't get a bad score. But I think it would have scored better in a narrow depth of field competition.

Also, if possible I think you should try to export images to as wide as possible (800px). Larger images tend to do better... or rather smaller images might find it harder to score higher.

Lustful Thoughts
by gyaban

Comment:
Based on your last 10 challenge entries... it's more likely that you ribbon than not :)
Congrats on the yellow. Love the lighting on the background. Really draws the eye to the subject.

Forgot to write this en Francais... and I'm too lazy to think about it right now. :)

We had a good night jamming away
by Yo_Spiff

Comment:
What a fantastic point of view! Love the border. It feels like a postcard. Love the crop. Love it all!
If I voted I'd've given this a 10 and a fav.

Gluttony
by vawendy

Comment:
Nice shot! Congrats on the red!

deferred
by timfythetoo

Comment:
Very original take on the challenge. Not a bad finish either.
Hurray for creativity! :)

Lightheaded
by gyaban

Comment:

Originally posted by gyaban: Thanks :) Yes, "Record personnel" would be a good translation. Not so many layers here: 8 original photos, and around 60 layers in total (most of them being adjustment layers).

Ah, bieh. Donc, felicestations pour votre record personnel!
Le prochain doit etre plus que 8! N'est ce pas excitant? :D