The Bonsai Lover
by TUBORG

Comment:
it's an awesome photo, but i feel like the subject is very much the dude and the foliage is secondary

Arboric Explosion
by bvoi

Comment:
this image has a lot of potential, but something about the color is freaking me out

Symbiosis
by mtpp

Comment:
great image - though i find the green border distracting. no border or a white border would, i think, have worked better.

Hope For Tomorrow
by taterbug

Comment:
great idea - definitely has a dramatic feel and a strong emotive element.

couple of crits-
1. there's a lot of empty space at the top. this makes the image feel a bit bottom-heavy and weakens the focal point of the image.
2. the faded gaussian blur has created a noticeable halo, especially around the girl. going back over the edges with the history brush, or masking out the edges, would have dealt with this distracting element. i think you could have gotten away with just a quick run of the brush around the edges of the girl - a fifteen or thirty second fix.

Desperation
by Structor

Comment:
the slight vignetting works nicely-
this is clearly the work of a skillful artist, though i cannot now tell whose it is

Day's End
by SJCarter

Comment:
good choice of subject - nice colors too.

criticism:
-tree takes up slightly too little space for my tastes. cropping a bit from the top and left would have been okay.
-black border creates a very high-contrast area on the edges of the photo. this is bad, because contrast draws the eye, and so i find myself looking more to the edge than to the tree. notice that the magenta/black in the upper left has higher contrast than the lavender/black around the tree.

Endurance
by Balko

Comment:
great minimalism. the smooth clouds/fog make a great backdrop for the fronds of the palm.

Intruder
by e301

Comment:
this is my 89th image to vote on - and it's the only one of the 'branch' images that works for me so far.

Hard to Find a Single Tree...
by tfarrell23

Comment:
looks like you found one well enough! if you think it's hard to find a single tree where you are, try finding one in vermont!

this photo has several strong elements. the tree is an interesting subject, and you've composed it well - it's quite prominent, but not so big that the image feels crowded.

the major crit i have is that the sky is so grey. there's not enough contrast between the tree and the sky. a bit of levels adjustments might have helped; also, some careful burning on the tree & dodging of the sky (especially near the horizon) would have added some drama.

Mediterranean Summer
by ksymeon

Comment:
what a great tree! the light/dark green is really nice. i think the centered composition isn't working too well - maybe cut out a bit of the foreground and move the tree a bit to one side.