..until the sun comes up over sta monica blvd...
by TapSiLog

Comment:
Didn't like the use of halves. Half yellow and half blue. I also think that the palm tree in the background didn't take up enough of the composition. Maybe a crop to show more of the tree would have made the image better.

Country Branch
by jsas

Comment:
Sky was over processed, which created an almost painted look. The image has a lot going for it. The composition is very nice and it is a nice peaceful scene. Maybe a sharper focus would have gone further.

Reflections of a Branch
by trtfeasor

Comment:
The image is very soft and contrast is somewhat flat. I tried a similar picture and chose not to do it for the same reason I see in this one, the additional reflection of the trees from the shore. Makes the image confusing and hard to establish a focal point.

Gorgon's head on my ceiling
by Montague

Comment:
Unique perspective. I looked at it for a long time and finally did see what looked like a head with many branches. Focus was a bit soft, though the patina on the candle sconces was well done. Overall, I see more of an image of a sheepdog rather than a gorgon. See the jowel on the bottom, and the rounded mouth with a nose in the middle? The image could be many things.

Grape gathering...
by floip

Comment:
looks obscene. Interesting view of a branch. Thought it was too dark for my tastes.

Log and Branches
by BikerGreg

Comment:
Image needs to be more crisp and colorful. If you used flash, try to adjust your compensation down a step to get less washout on the picture.

The Branch Hotel . . . . available by the hour.
by glad2badad

Comment:
Never thought I'd see the day when two cicadias (or are they grasshoppers) would be making it on a branch but here it is. Great detail on the shell of the bugs. Would have liked it more contrasty and brighther, but a really nice image.

Skylight Arms
by wcjyao

Comment:
NIce image. Very high contrast. Didn't really think that the image falls in to the challenge.

Still Green
by amyrh

Comment:
The color is wonderful. Nice texture on the right side of photo. Thought it was too busy, though. Didn't like the tangled look of the branches.

World upside down
by nagymelis

Comment:
Thought the use of soft glow did not suit the composition. Focus has been compromised by using it. Thought the water was over exposed, but that might be due to the glow treatment.