Cactus Flower
by jemison

Comment:
beautiful green tones - complements the orange center. Well seen. Great POV and composition. Still debating back and forth about DOF but the glow on the edge of the petals is consistent and superb - might be ruined by more focus there. I just can't get over this shade of green - very striking. Nope - larger DOF would detract - one of the things that makes this image is the glow from the lighting - having the edges of the petals in focus might ruin that. 9 from me - good luck in the challenge!

Wilted Flower
by yeoua

Comment:
something very sensual about this image. B&W used very effectively. a little too much space on the right but not too much that it is distracting (slight crop good). 8 - good luck in the challenge!

Vanilla Dream
by Tuckersmom

Comment:
beautiful tones and textures. Excellent composition. 9 - good luck in the challenge!

Clover
by sher

Comment:
like the artistic rendition. like conversion to b&w. 8 - good luck in the challenge!

'hello'
by suemack

Comment:
Please tell me he is on skin! I don't want to hear you have a hairy sidewalk! Excellent detail for such a close image. DOF excellent, POV great. Composition good. Outside the challenge, it might be good to include a little more of the arm/leg/belly whatever to give a better sense of place so people aren't left wondering... 7 Good luck in the challenge!

Mango margarita study
by nomad469

Comment:
its very difficult to look at food in black and white with any desire (to eat) what so ever Looking at this as an image of an object rather than food, you did a good job capturing the tonal difference between the contents of the glass and the salt and the ice. The drip is a nice touch. I think you should have taken the seed out before photgraphing. The blur of the background/piece of fruit detracts from the image but I like the composition.

little shy butterfly
by Winterberg

Comment:
Beautiful image. Love your limited pallette. serendipity or expensive planning? This works so well because of excellent lighting and composition. 10 - what else can I say. Good luck in the challenge!

On a clear day
by jjbeguin

Comment:
I should have known this was yours. Amazing work as always. Should have placed much much higher.

Varigate Calla
by banmorn

Comment:
bumped to 9. Looks like they're posing! Good luck in the challenge.

Tit
by rsaulyte

Comment:
beautiful bird. Great detail. Wish you had put the lens and snap info in though.