How Sad Is This!!
by dphillips

Comment:
Nice capture. I can almost feel and smell him/her! I do think the crop is a little too tight - I'd like to see the end of his/her snout. It doesn't look like it was an artistic choice of crop at the bottom (I could be wrong), but the other crop sides are great. Nice colors too.

Old and broken
by JohannesFrank

Comment:
I think I've seen this old wreck in another challenge (not this particular shot, but the same boat). I could be wrong... ;-)

Anyway, I think this is a great shot. Beautifully detailed, composed, and toned. Really shows a lot of texture. The sky is a little blah, but still a very strong entry - good job.

Before the Bloom
by riley

Comment:
Great detail on the bloom, but it seems like there should be more detail on the stem - it's almost as blurred as the background. Nice colors and composition though. Good job.

pollination
by Seanachai

Comment:
I keep coming back to this shot and bumping it up... Wonderful textures on the flower bloom and plant. The bee bothers me a little. It doesn't seem to have the same attention to color and detail that the rest of the image does. Nice composition - I like the offset you chose; it's nicely balanced with the larger leaf. Good job.

Armed
by nordicgirl

Comment:
Interesting shot. Nice DOF and I like the muted colors/tones. I also think the border works very well with this image. I'm not sure you got as much definition as you could have in the "focused" areas - would like to see a little more. Still, a very unique and interesting entry. Nice work.

Native Honor
by sacredspirit

Comment:
Very interesting shot and crop. Not sure I'm crazy about the border (as I think it's off just a shade or two from the main red colors in the image). Bone certainly has a distinctive texture, as do beads, feathers, and paint. I like this, although I think the right side is a little too dark. I think you could lighten it a few levels, getting more detail from the subject, and without losing the beautiful contrast of light & dark you so artistically chose. Nice work.

Perfect Pear
by typologic

Comment:
Really nice shot. Funny how no one else thought of pears, and they have such a distinctive and familiar texture. Nice choice, great DOF, and the lighting & composition are both very good. BTW, are they from Harry & David? (I love those!)

Perfect Time of Day
by butterflyqueen2k3

Comment:
Unfortunately, this image is too small to really distinguish much texture. I think it has a lot of potential, I just wish I could see more of it.

Bathtime
by barbaraanne

Comment:
Wonderfully simple and certainly full of familiar textures. Good lighting and nice composition. Nice job.

Withering
by mocabela

Comment:
This looks like a really cool shot with a lot of depth and detail, but I don't think that B/W is doing it justice. In fact, I can't even determine what it is. It could be dried flowers, it could be leaves, it could be a rotting sofa/chair, it could be a worn saddle bag. I just don't know. HOWEVER, it does have a lot of texture that I can distinguish in it, so it's getting a good vote - I just wanna know what it is! LOL