Helianthus annuus in strong winds
by dinny

Comment:
Wonderful! Great color and capture of movement. I am a big fan of such motion effects and this is well carried out (see my abstract entry for an example).

Athlete's Foot
by scalvert

Comment:
Congratulations on your ribbon. Clever, and well carried out!

Park Bench in Shade
by Nelzie

Comment:
A very interesting subject, but the rusty bolt seems to me to be the main subject and thus should be sharp. Also, perhaps a little more breathing room (less crop) on the left near the nail/bolt would have balanced this better.

Splish Splash
by CoreyLan

Comment:
This looks like a very good fountain shot--really smooth water! But it's too small to see much here. The crop seems too extreme--the sides of the fountain are important here, and the crop is otherwise too tight. all around. Perhaps you were trying for a macro effect, but a macro effect isn't the same as a tightly cropped photo--you need to be closeup or show fine details of the image that you would only see if you were closeup.

A light in another light
by crazyassbassguy

Comment:
I can't tell what this is! I think the high key effect is too strong here (and it looks reversed as well.)

Mmmmm.... Lunch
by bmatt17

Comment:
I love the angle here, and the effect of the moving tongue. His eyes and more of his head should really be in focus though.

box turtle
by shutterfly

Comment:
Well composed and good sharpness and color. It would have been good to try and avoid the glare on the top of his head and shell -- maybe a polarizer would have helped. I think a bit more DOF would have been good too.

Quit Bugging Me
by Konador

Comment:
This is one of the prettiest bug macros--what it lacks in sharpness and detail it makes up in aesthetics.

Lips
by sahko

Comment:
This has fantastic aestheics. Great use of black and white, great camera angle, etc. I am not sure it can compete against the bugs which are "screaming" macro, but you have my vote as one of the best.

About to Munch
by 5string

Comment:
Excellent shot. Very nice color and subject isolation. However, one of the prettiest things about dragons are the wings, and there's just not enough wing in focus here.