Outstanding in the Field
by grahamgator

Comment:
This is a shameless "eye candy" shot and for this, I appreciate it.
The totally unnecessary border (IMO) takes it into an unfortunate commercial realm of a greeting card, which is a pity. I decreased the score to 7.

In The Meadow
by antje1777

Comment:
Sunny romance

Spring in Bloom
by KarenNfld

Comment:
Candy sweet and nice, of course. This rule of thirds annoys me sometimes. The flower could go higher to show more of its slender stem and more centered; I incline unintentionally the head to the left.

Stalking
by WildShutter

Comment:
Wonderful image, tonality and all.
I suspect vawendy hand here and if it's true, I salute stalking the big birds!

Onion on Burlap
by tfarrell23

Comment:
fabulous tonality and light

reverie
by jmritz

Comment:
For me this beautiful image is more like Aram Khachaturian's dance with Swords than reverie

Avo-'Qua-Do
by AllenP

Comment:
This tops most of the water/droplets/crisp light images that I saw here so far because it goes way beyond just amazing us technically.
There is a story that transcends the effect and one can look and find interest in what the image says forgetting that there is an avocado and some water trick but getting a lot of thoughts and feelings ranging from the imminent danger of an eruption to the peaceful contemplation of a new specie of mushroom. Or snail.

found self portrait
by bvy

Comment:
One of these haphazard encounters with the alter ego, on a rainy, bad hair day. The grey hue does not win me over completely. Perhaps with more contrast or less saturation. It's just a touch undecided.

Hop
by freakin_hilarious

Comment:
Unexpected encounter with a good conversationalist! Absolutely adorable in its shy pinkish hue.

last year
by tnun

Comment:
Even without the title, one feels the erosion of time and the glimmers of hope.
I like this image a lot but it remains a bit decorative which is not at all a demeaning remark. I could see it used as a pattern for tiles and its random positioning in relation to each other would create a spectacular geometric effect.