Strawberry Banana
by DigiFotoBuddy

Comment:
Greetings from CTP2

Technicals:
Overall, I like the lighting especially the specular highlights on the strawberries. That makes the strawberries look so yummy. I'm not so keen on the shadows the bananas create but really that's not too distracting. The color is also good.

Subject/composition:
Good choice in subject. It meets the challenge. However, something feels awkward about the arrangment. It just looks unnaturally balanced to me.

Suggestions for Improvement:
To make the arrangement more natural looking I suggest having at least one of the strawberries on the ground. Also, I'm not sure about the DOF you used here. At least I'd like to have seen the first row of strawberries as sharp as the top row. That's about it. Good luck on your next challenge and congrats on that top placing in the photographer improvements stat!

...to aim
by stare_at_the_sun

Comment:
Well at least you shot this already zipped up. *whew*

lioness.jpg
by deapee

Comment:
Fantastic detail you captured and the crop is perfect.

Shy
by ShutterPug

Comment:
He is so cute. I think if you had him more off to the right and more of that foilage on the left it would have played up the "shyness" factor even more.

Diagreenal
by IreneM

Comment:
I should have known this was an Irene photo. Such elegance.

Cezanne
by Jutilda

Comment:
I had this one tied for 4th in my voting. I'm really surprised this finished 27th.

Prickly Pear
by aimeethetoo

Comment:
Just now read your photographer comments. You sure you didn't watch the movie Hellraiser the night before? :P

Message edited by author 2006-05-24 02:41:36.

Coffee, Black
by no__1__here

Comment:
I had this one in my top 3. Surprised this didn't make at least the top 10.

An Apple a Day...
by GIS_boy

Comment:
Ok you were robbed. This was in my top 3.

Nikon
by marbo

Comment:
Congrats!