Colour Drops
by xianart

Comment:
8 - Nice. Creates a slight optical illusion. A more finely tuned crop may have made this even better in my opinion.

Sunset
by Majanka

Comment:
7 - Like this, including the concept. Just needs 'something' to lift it, in my opinion. Perhaps a little more depth or variation in framing &/or cropping, not sure. Colors are nice, although the darker area at the fore/bottom, perhaps needs the most 'lift' - just like to see more clarity in that 'bud', although I realize that might counteract the abstractness, so not sure.

yellow and green
by tcmartin

Comment:
8 - Up from 7. Like this. More of a square framing may have made this even better in my opinion, but your call, obviously. Perhaps a little dark overall, but this size doesn't help with that. Like the detail and texture in areas of the petals and especially the clarity of the drop against the darker area behind it.

Broccoli
by hyperfocal

Comment:
8 - Up from 7. This grows on you. Nice composition. Perhaps just a slight tweaking of the colors to get the purples and greens a little more vivid make this even better in my opinion, although does work well as is. Tempted to suggest more texture/sharper, but it might lose something like that, who knows.

Ice Art II
by LucidLotus

Comment:
Hypothetically, I'd likely have given this a 4. Quality was not as good as your entry in my opinion.

Liquify
by LucidLotus

Comment:
I gave this a 6. I recall having to study this shot quite a while (a minute, maybe 2 (long time in voting)), trying to decipher what it was. The frozen forms within the ice (cubes?), which look like bubbles perhaps, didn't make this instantly recognizable as ice. I liked the concept, but the clarity was not sharp enough for what appeared to be a macro, or macro attempt with this subject (no expert on lenses, but doesn't appear you've used a macro lens here). I didn't mind the toning but not sure it enhanced the subject(s) as well as leaving them natural may have. The angle/perspective was fairly good but perhaps sharper may have given this an edge. Compositionally, less background and more foreground, giving more balance and showcasing your 'textures' here and more frame 'height', would have likely made this better in my opinion. The 'base' looks like wood grain to me and would never have guessed tin foil, so again, perhaps leaving the natural coloring may have allowed the color and texture of the foil to complement your subject(s): ice and water.

Liquid Lenses
by GeneralE

Comment:
Left a comment on:
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The shot is definitely all about water, which for this Challenge, was a very important factor (always is for me). Liked the angle and the fact this was a macro was also good. Nice capture of the light play on the water overall, in my opinion.

Ripples_P3260010-DPCx.jpg
by GeneralE

Comment:
Don't mind the partial desaturation, however in my opinion it does detract from the 'sparkle' of the water a little, even though I realize you are trying to enhance it. May just be a visual thing, as the eye gets 'drawn' to that lower half of the shot. The main thing for me in your entry:



was the out of focus fore/bottom (which you've desaturated here). Perhaps a tighter crop (quality dependent), still trying to retain the vertical frame may have helped, not sure.

Nice capture of the light play on the water overall though, in my opinion.

No juice yet...
by ajschel

Comment:
8 - Very good. Nice simple colors. Sharper with the green make this even better in my opinion, but difficult I know. Good concept and title (without which I'd never have 'got it').

Its Australian
by GolferDDS

Comment:
9 - Very good. Colors, textures and composition all very good. The only 'nit-pick' would be the blue reflection, but fairly minor. Even more definition and clarity - but that is likely lens dependent. Might sound 'minor', but for such a good shot, wish there was no 'typo' in the title. edit:typo

Message edited by author 2006-04-05 06:09:50.