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.

Quite a Looker
by Gatorguy

Comment:
Amazing detail and great color. However, to me this misses compositionally, even though the eye is in the sweet spot for the rule of thirds. The problem, to my eye, is that the detail is "increasing" with the folds to the right, and yet it's cropped off there. Just looks to me here that if the eye were in the upper left sweet spot it would work better. Also, the brighter area in the back left distracts a little.

Rainbow Loops
by annasense

Comment:
Very nice color scheme. It's quite simple, but also effective. Seems to have a lot of noise hought--maybe jpeg artifacts, and this takes away from all the interesting texture.