Dark Beauty
by Balko

Comment:
Very beautiful photo. Great lighting, gorgeous colr. Great composition and lovely texture and detail. I love being able to see the petal and pollen texture so clearly.

Foul
by Imagineer

Comment:
While this is technically a good shot, subject-wise it just doesn't work. I don't know if you thought you were just going to test the theory that people would vote down a technically good photo based on subject matter, but I hope your experiment works. I know this shot just doesn't work for me, and it's repellent enough for me to vote it down based on the subject. So... 7 for the technicals, and 2 for the subject. Overall, 4.5, and I'll give you half a point for humor. 5 from me.

Fairy Wand
by Evaan

Comment:
Very neat. Very nice DOF. Good texture and detail.

The 203rd Flower
by cpickett

Comment:
While I think the B&W looks kinda neat, there' s not enough separation in focusing for the flower to stand out from the background. It all kind of blends together.

lily at dawn
by U622

Comment:
Very nice lighting. The crop feels a little tight at the top - I would have like to see all of the stamens. Good color and great textures and detail.

Monopoly Transport
by kcuman

Comment:
The odd lighting combined with the use of Momopoly pieces and parts give this a very cluttered feel. The detail on the playing pieces is nice, but some of the highlights are blown.

Juice
by srdanz

Comment:
Very neat. Love the lighting. I can almost smell the fruity citrus frangrance! Can't find any faults with this one. 10 from me.

Honey I'm Home
by wickedpete

Comment:
The B&W treatment of this just doesn't speak to me.

Water on Glass Macro
by jmlelii

Comment:
Interesting abstract. I like the play of lights and shadows.

Fungi Forest
by Nobody

Comment:
Cool! Beautiful color on the fungi. The ground looks a little odd - a little too contrasty and artificial looking, maybe a result of desaturation? Very nice texture on the fungi, though, and good composition.