flower
by mb2006

Comment:
like the soft focus for the flower but find the composition not to my preference. Perhaps shifting the rose center to a more offset position would improve the imapact of the shot.

Towers Among Chaos
by Alexgio

Comment:
not exactly too much blur in this, IMO, DNMC but is an interesting shot

glow
by k4ffy

Comment:
I like the angle of the shot. Perhaps try a closer crop that removes the road and the building on the right, leaving the group of three main buildings on the left. I would also crop the top down to just below the dotted lights over the tallest building. This gives them more impact, IMHO. To me, the sky also seems to have some artifacting happening that shows some brush strokes? Maybe a little more digital noise removal or a guassian blur to smooth that out.

Astromeria
by ephln

Comment:
What a nice bright flower to brighten the winter days! Love the angle of light on this. I like your depth of field and the nice, bright colours. I might be tempted to clone out the white bits on the one petal if it was mine. Well done.

Day 4 - Morning Rays
by ephln

Comment:
Love the rays of sunlight. Your exposure is very well done. I notice that the gate or doorway in the background has a lean to the right which to me makes the whole shot feel a little askew. Was that on purpose?

Black & Yellow Argiope
by soup

Comment:
Cool spider. The markings on the back almost look like a skull to me. Good DOF and composition.

Looking Back
by Quigley

Comment:
Awesome expression you have captured. I think lunachicken had it right about kid's pics, they don't seem to do overly well in most challenges. It's a great shot.

Day Fourteen B
by Bear_Music

Comment:
This one seems to me to have a more airy feel to it with the open space behind the stamen. Personally, of the two, I like this one better.

Day Fourteen A
by Bear_Music

Comment:
Very unique perspective on pollen grains. I like the diagonal lines of the stamen following the colour line of the flower to the corner.

Day 29 - Climbing Roses
by Prism

Comment:

Originally posted by stargazer05766: Happy Birthday in advance.. Have a great trip.. Nice job w the reds..

Thanks for bd wishes, but it is ephin who is having the birthday and going on the trip! :)