Diagonals and Lines
by banmorn

Comment:
Great shot Robert! Really has beautiful tones and patterns!

the Decayed and the Living
by madhatter

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

This is an interesting idea, and the colors are striking. Sharpness looks good to me, as does composition. The lighting and contrast present a bit of a harsh look, but they do present this as sort of an "abstraction" of the pattern, if that's what you had in mind.

The extra plant matter on top of the fungus isn't contributing to the pattern though. And the dark areas in this hight contrast shot are empty of any shadow detail. It almost seems like it's struggling in-between trying to be an artsy abstract, and a straight shot of nature. Perhaps pushing the envelope, and your design, one way or the other might move you up a few notches in the rankings and scores.

Keep shooting!

Dangerous & Little
by bobdaveant

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

This is a very striking image with a very strong "impact", with equal contributions from the subject's intense gaze and the photo capture and production. I think you've chosen the correct composition here: the centric subject works best here. On the other hand the background on the viewers right isn't really contributing to the photo--it might even be considered distracting. You could play with some crops on the right, which may or may not improve this already fine shot.

Excellent work!

Clipped In
by exbionic

Comment:
Congratulations! Finally a bike shot in the winners circle. I assume you did this similarly to the way I did mine for speed--by mounting the camera to the bike (I attached via my monopod to do it).



But you got such a great angle there, I'd love to see the setup.

Congratulations!

Stands Out In A Crowd
by Coley

Comment:
Very well done! Congratulations!

Break Free
by elsapo

Comment:
What a great shot! Congratulations on your first ribbon. I knew you had one coming soon--actually, many!

Dancin' Spidey
by Rikki

Comment:
funny!

18449a_sm.jpg
by KiwiChris

Comment:
I like it as is, it's sort of naturally grungy. But some added grunge may work too! Title of this should be "12"!

Ray of Light
by smilebig4me1x

Comment:
I have been looking to take a shot like this, but never have managed to pull it off. You've done it perfectly here. One minor suggestion to consider: wheras the foreground does serve to set the scene, I think it might have more impact if you crop at the bottom to just below the first bright reflections; but not having done it here, it may not in fact be better that way--if you want, just try it and assess whether it works!

Burst of Blue 1
by smilebig4me1x

Comment:
This is beautiful! Striking color, great composition, and lovely contrast between the blue and subtle white tones of the flower. Title is perfect as well.