IMG_4625-broom
by Bear_Music

Comment:
I've actually wanted to make an end-of-broom macro shot work for a long time now, but none of my efforts ever came out as pleasingly as this one. I think it might be even stronger with a tighter crop on the top and bottom--to me, it's really about the yellows with the orange/black as framing.

Purple Foxglove
by GeneralE

Comment:
Agreed, this is very nice. Great rhythm in this image with the multiple blossoms; good sharpness and nice blur in the background. Is this in Washington?

Thawing Out
by MelonMusketeer

Comment:
Goodness knows I'm a sucker for water drops. Nice creative choice to include water in two forms in this image--it's an interesting juxtaposition.

Jun 18 - Cherry
by hajeka

Comment:
A photogenic subject, and a nice study in macro minimalism. What is your light source? I think softer light would flatter the gentle curves of the cherry.

Tropical Flower
by The Eskimo

Comment:
Clicked once, posted twice--don't know how that happened

Message edited by author 2010-06-19 11:13:17.

Tropical Flower
by The Eskimo

Comment:
Very nice. The colors and tones are strong here. You could do a whole series just of this scene. Some of the drops have particularly interesting diffractions--did you take any closer shots? I'd love to see them if you did.

Baby Blue(s)
by GrayElla

Comment:

Originally posted by PugPop: I really don't think this reflects the sprite of the challenge, everyone has two eyes. As a portrait, try getting about 10 or 12 feet from the subject and go with a f/8 (or so) setting. That would get most of the facial features in focus. Very important; focus on the eyes. That will make or break your portrait. Also use unsharp mask to sharpen the result.

Just wondering how this comment could fail to be considered helpful.

The Church
by whiterook

Comment:
I wonder what this would have looked like if you got right up next to the stairs and shot from a low angle up toward the church at the widest zoom of your lens.

Fruity Bliss Strawberry Ahhhhhh
by Kelli

Comment:
This really is very cool.

The Inner Sanctum
by patio127

Comment:
Good choice on the backlighting--adds a lot of interest to a commonly photographed subject. What did you focus on?--it looks like it was the water droplet. It's lent a soft focus to everything that detracts from the photo. I'd have liked to see the edges of the petals sharp. Also, if you were shooting at 1/8000, why the ISO 800? You could have dialed down to 1/1000, plenty fast enough to avoid motion blur, and gone to ISO 100 to minimize noise and maximize the range of tones.