Two Points of the Ancients
by landcamera

Comment:
I think you did fairly well here with a 5.5. A few thoughts:

1) The black arrowhead blends too much with the black rocks of the background. It also has that funny reflection down the middle.
2) The composition is very centered. That doesn't give us any dynamism in the shot which is already static being basically a still life of small objects.
3) The white arrowhead is almost blown out.

Keep working at it. 5.5 isn't a bad score at all on this site. I see you've done better, but we can't win em all, eh?

Once upon a time...
by Jaded_Housewife

Comment:
woo hoo! First blue here! Everybody look! First blue! Gotta love it!

Monochrome
by elsapo

Comment:
'sapo you are making moves man! Here's to the 7th of the year...

Jackpot!
by kgeary

Comment:
The processing artifact around the petals was likely a big downer. You need a shot without flaws to score 6.0. Above that it's a combination of taste and "wow" and how the voters saw those two qualities.

Into the City
by Gatorguy

Comment:
Congrats on the ribbon Gatorguy. This shot was awesome!

Silent Sentinels
by Melethia

Comment:
Crap, I almost named my shot exactly the same! Phew... This is nicely zen. 7

Abstrappleberry
by Melethia

Comment:
This one was tough for me. I'll admit I gave it a 4. :( My feeling was this shot was in a grayzone between an abstract and a still life. It didn't know which it wanted to be and thus didn't manage to become either very well.

Technicals are not bad. The blueberries are a bit rough, both blown on the right and in shadow on the left. Also a bit harsh on the apple.

I did like the idea of the reflection. It does make for a nice symmetry (yet the shadows make it asymmetrical, a nice effect). Looking at your outtakes, I like the idea of really messing with the colors. You did some nice stuff there. The yellow/purple or blue/green would have likely gotten a 6 from me and there is a world of difference between a 4 and a 6.

Keep it up. You've been shooting quite well as of late.

Extraction Of An Abstraction
by hotpasta

Comment:
Aw, so close pasta! I gave this a 10, one of only 2 in the challenge. Great shot!

Jello Meets Fan
by Ken

Comment:
Hey! Congrats on the first ribbon! Hope many more will follow. I gave this a 9 and was one of the best in the challenge.

Extraction Of An Abstraction
by hotpasta

Comment:
Bumping to a 10. Very well done.