Express Yourself
by Blue Moon

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Voted earlier coming back to leave comments. Great expressive shot with wonderful colors! Love the silhouette of the woman as she frolics joyfully with arms outstretched and leap caught in midstride. The pose communicates happiness and joy. There are also some very lovely hues of purples and pinks in this beautiful beachscape scene complete with a sunset.

Pomegranates
by vaar

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Voted earlier coming back to leave comments now. I find that this still life is very appealing because of the arrangement of objects, the color, textures and the way the light plays upon them. Love the soft chocolate brown tones of the background and ground plane of this still life study. The light plays upon the fabric showing off variations in shades such that it highlights the soft feel of the fabric and shows off texture. There are some same variations in color shades that is found in the pomegranates. The round shape of the fruit is then also repeated in the shape of the vase. The inclusion of the single autumn branch in the vase adds a interesting curved line that bends down over the fruits thus leading the eye's attention back to those objects. I do have a critique and that is that there are two deep shadows that appear on the backdrop. What it does is breakup the flow of the texture and color shading of the rich brown background and introduces two shapes that detract. It is not the objects in the scene that are casting any shadows, but whatever it is could have been removed to as not cast that distracting shadow.

The Pinnacle
by MAK

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Voted earlier coming back to leave comments now. He stands high above, lord of all he surveys. The composition that captures this mountain goat standing high above a rocky mountainside with the clouds filling up the background invokes the idea in my mind of a king looking down upon all his land and loyal subjects. Black and White tones are great, especially on the coat of the mountain goat. Good eye to spot this opportunity and compose the shot such that the sky domminates the background for this greatly boosts the idea that he stands high above us. Plus it puts the spotlight directly on him. Great capture!

Sweaty
by Michaels

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Voted earlier coming back for comments. What stunningly beautiful details and color on this floral macro!!! Love the waterdrops and the curves/shape of this orchid that the eye can really appreciate and enjoy with the close-up view. The inner core of the orchid's colors are lovely and contrast quite nicely off of the pristine whites.

apples and dandelions
by timfythetoo

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Voted earlier coming back to comment now. Some might see the the blown highlights in the top left corner as a flaw but I see it's use in a poetic light to capture mood and feel. What it effectively does is call the eye's attention the the child's face. More specifically it is the open smile the laughing mouth that is the real focus that captures the mood. The sound of a child's laughter tickles my ears; it is light and bright very much akin to the blown highlights. The laughter is also all sunshine and joy. I feel that just by looking at her happy face. Her stance is happy abandon taking joy in the taste of an apple and the fun that can be had from blowing on a dandelion. I do have a critique (sigh, now she gets picky right;-) ) and that is the dandelion's head is barely visible. The only suggestion I have to make it much more noticeable without disturbing the rest of the elements in the scene is to use the post processing tool of burn to see if you can get some details and contrast back. I also find it interesting in the choice of giving it a widescreen look - by doing so, you effectively invoke the idea that the viewer is watching a scene from a movie.

My friend and i
by parallax

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Voted earlier coming back to leave comments. I love how you composed this to have the branches with leaves act as a natural and very eye pleasing frame for your photo!!! Love the silhouettes of the two figures sitting on separate rocks near each other. These two friends seem to be having a casual conversation as they sit, relax, and watch the waves. Because of the composition choice I feel as if we are peering at the scene hidden behind a tree branch. I do wonder why the choice to have the water green...that is if it is the ocean that they are overlooking if not then I am quite mistaken. I am wondering if the choice to emphasis the light green is to play upon the a color tone symbology...cool greens to convey the feelings of relaxation, renewal and spring? If so then it feels like early spring and these two men are taking in a moment to observe nature and relax.

On the Road
by jdannels

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Voted earlier coming back to leave comments. Take about Jump Drive!!! Wow those clouds make this capture feel like the car driving on the road is zooming at warp speed! Great tones that make the sky really pop visually. I do think that the road and the car are also strong elements of the shot but they need to be played up more. The ground plane looks washed out when compared to the dynamic and eye-catching sky. Selecting the road and playing with brightness/contrast levels will make it stand out from the light desert tones such that the ground plane will be much more noticeable and become a stronger emphasized element. To make the feeling of the zoom factor parallel the sky and strengthen your composition, you could compose the shot such that the road stretches out to the bottom right and left hand corners.

Lotus
by Steef

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Voted earlier coming back to leave comments not. Beautiful floral shot! Love the crisp whites and buttery yellow of this lotus flower. You captured some nice details too, with the lined texture I see on the outer petals. The dark water really helps to set off the brilliant white of the flower quite nicely such that it pops off the page.

Hi there!
by ho0joker

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Voted earlier coming back to leave comments now. Nice macro shot of this bee! Love the details we see from the hairs on the head, the antenae, and the wings. Lighting is lovely with some nice sheen popping off the sunshine yellow flower petals.

window
by posthumous

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Voted earlier coming back to leave comments. I love the picture within a picture shot for they make one think. I like this capture of the window that is outlined in stone. It makes me think that what is within the window is 'locked' away in a fortress. This closed window reflects the outside world with greenery and and open window on the building opposite. Window here is closed shutting off access to the open air, sights, and sounds of the world outside. This little cat seems to long to escape to see and feel the sights it sees from out it's 'fortress' window. You had a great eye to see the potential story that this could tell. I do have a critique (ah, man she has to get nitpicky now!) is those same reflections cause a slight problem. Mainly is that the cat is not as distinctly visible as it could be. Could you have changed the angle of the shot so that the reflections did not obscure the cat as much as they do here? Perhaps a lower angle or a slightly higher angle would have done the trick.