Fruit by Candlelight
by smichener

Comment:
The cantelope is a little bit of an elephant in the room, but MAN, it sure shows detail nicely! Nice control of lighting. I do wish the front orange was within the focal range... Overall still one of my top choices. Well done!

a bowl
by drydoc

Comment:
Nice choice in B/W decision. It really lets the textures speak. Your lens choice is very sharp at ground zero (focal point)...front left apple is jumping off my screen! :-) A top pick for me. Good luck!

Afternoon Treats
by JaimeVinas

Comment:
Very well done...one of my top picks. I like what you've done with the tablecloth and your background. Lighting may be just a tad hot; just enough to keep me from reaching for the 10 - a 9 will just have to do. :-) Good luck.

Bars, Boards, & Blinds...
by NikonJeb

Comment:
Oops...wrong photo. NM.

Message edited by author 2010-01-24 15:05:08.

Untitled
by phlover

Comment:
I like this for the wonderful colors, reflections, and calm overall feel to it. Can't help but lean to the right to view it...have you tried straightening the horizon some? Hmmm...after further viewing maybe it's just the angle the photo was taken from. Still, that first reaction is hard to shake off. I think if you used a perspective tool and got the verticals on the front of the house to be, well, vertical, it could help. :-)

Eagle view
by mikhael

Comment:
I like this style of photo and I'm enjoying the composition. This shot seems to have suffered a tad in post-processing with oversharpening. Could also use a slight hit in contrast to richen up the shadows (although that would send the borderline highlights over the edge to for sure blowouts I'm afraid). This would be a good candidate to share in the forums after the challenge and ask "what would you do with this?"...maybe share a small copy of the original for various edits. Good luck in the challenge.

ICE
by findlab

Comment:
I like this overall for subject material. Did you try doing just a basic levels adjustment on it? It's quite grey and underexposed...

Alien Nation
by androgeus

Comment:
That is so friggin COOL! I've never seen one of these before. I'll have to come back and see what type of mantis this is (hopefully you have the photographer's comments updated).

Narcissus
by jdannels

Comment:
Can't believe I haven't seen this shot before! What a wonderful capture.

Holiday Leftover
by PennyStreet

Comment:
Thanks for sharing the story behind the photo. I wondered what the heck this was! :-)