Pellargonium
by burtct

Comment:
I'm being really nitpicky here, but I feel like I have to give constructive criticism or else my comments are useless.

Just a few things - the shadow on the bottom-right distracts a bit, the highlights are blown just left of that shadow, and a background may have made the image a little more interesting.

I like the sharpness and the color a lot.

orchid - oncidium
by blad

Comment:
Very nice shot, though I'm not sure I like the frame/border. I'd normally prefer a blurrier background, too, but the way it goes from sharp to semi-sharp to semi-blurry to blurry works excellently in this case. 7

Primavera
by smudgeSMJ

Comment:
I'm having trouble with the composition and sharpness. A portrait-orientation crop cutting ~5% from the left edge and ~45% from the right edge would have worked much better in my opinion, as would have a wider aperture to make the background more blurry and give the subject more pop. Color is excellent.

Flower Child
by LuckyShot

Comment:
The cute factor should bring you some higher scores, but I don't see flora as the main subject here...

Binary; The Universal Language
by Shutter-For-Hire

Comment:
I really like this shot, even though it's "yet another one using the through the drop" technique. I always like it when people use a known technique and make it their own. Very nice contrast, and insanely perfect water droplet.

Did you have to meter manually with that lens? I have a D40 and as far as I know, metering is limited to AF-S lenses, and focusing to internal-focus lenses (doesn't have an AF motor?).

Total Lunar Eclipse
by marbo

Comment:
ahhh this is INSANE! added to faves

what telescope is it?

New York Steam
by jonpink

Comment:
I'm disappointed to see that this didn't score better. It's original (most entries have glass objects, standing or splashing water, or water drops), it's timed well, the color gives it a great atmosphere, and it follows the directions (transparent object BETWEEN you and subject). I gave it a 10.

Fire in the Sky
by JohannesFrank

Comment:
A tighter would've worked a little better, I think. The clipped yellows are a little too much, too. Still, 8.

Run over - human vs. animal!
by thomasjessen

Comment:
Ugh!

7 :)

Frozen Assets
by Mal37

Comment:
Very crisp, and a nice pun. I'm having trouble getting a sense of perspective, though, and that line is bugging me.