Casual Friday
by Jutilda

Comment:
A creative deviation from the typical flower shots. I like the unique approach here. The yellow tie really pops off of the skin and draws the eye in. Not only that, the curves of a subject's nude body also helps to draw the eye in as well. While flesh is bared it does not show everything so it still leaves something to the imagination for the male population and should not be overly offensive to the female population:-) Back to the technical critiques on this image, while the tones and vibrancy of the yellow hue of the tie is there the overall warm tones of the skin are not. One can see some of those rosy tones in the skin in the bottom half of the image but as you travel up the light source shines brightly on the top half of the skin such that it washes out (blows out through white glare/highlights) the warm rosy tones.

Just Duckie
by brizmama

Comment:
Love the sharp focus on the main subject - the head of this lovely little duck shows many fine details. We can see and feel the downy softness of it's fuzzy head. There is a slight twinkle in it's eye that makes us fall in love with it. Focus and details fall sharply the further away from the head that you get and because of that the composition suffers a bit. If the rest of the body was in sharp focus it would greatly help the composition. The other solution is that I think you could very easily get away with bringing the viewer in with a closer crop to this little fella. A composition where his head fills the frame would bring the viewer face to face with the downy cuteness of this little duckling not to mention play up that twinkle in the eye.

Daybreak
by Tuckersmom

Comment:
Simple, clean and elegent in presentation. The dark background really helps the vibrant yellows of the flower petals pop visually. Focus and lighting are excellent.

There's Comfort in Light
by sir_bazz

Comment:
Simple and clean presentation. The colors on the little duckling are a soft yellow very much like the downy soft fur covering it's body. The details are lovely and sharp, one could reach out and feel the softness of that downy yellow. The simple spotlight shines it's attention on the main subject and keeps the backdrop and foreground dark which helps to call attention to the main subject by letting it shine in the spotlight. Not to mention the dark background really helps the duckling pop off the page visually. The spotlight also highlights the ground plan. And the rich tones of the wood only add to the rich and warm colors seen here. The only critique I have is that there seems to be a reflection of the little duckling in the polished wood that is a little distracting - I don't know what could have been done during the shoot to eliminate that other than possibly cloning that out in Photoshop but then it would be a question if it was legal or not.

Rising Sun
by AlexSaberi

Comment:
Bold, brilliant and vibrant is the yellow hues found on the petals of this sunflower. The blue background compliments the yellows wonderfully. I love the level of sharp details found in this one from the fine details of the center of the sunflower to the dewdrops caressing the petals. The composition is framed such that we see only a portion of the sunflower against a blue backdrop and thus it invokes the imagery of a rising sun. I have seen this sort of composition before but the vibrant hues of this capture along with the water drops is stunning.

The smell of Sweetness
by puma

Comment:
An interesting still life composition. Simple, clean and effective. The yellow hues of the tomatoes and the rose are brilliant, bold and vibrant. All elements visually burst off the black background and capture the eyes attention with their color. My only critique is that I really don't think you need the thin yellow border to frame this composition it is perfectly fine without.

Sweet Spot
by PhilipDyer

Comment:
An excellent macro showcasing all the unique beauty and detail of this bee busy at work! The hues of the yellow and the red of the flower are bold and vibrant. Love how sharp the focus is on the bee you can see all the details of it's body the hairy torso, the legs, and some of the wings. At the same time the focus is so sharp on the front portions of the bee and the flower it drops off sharply as we travel to the back wing and the flower in the background. While that is not bad in itself it would have been great to have a sharper depth of field if not on the flower but on ALL parts of the bee at least including that back wing. I have to say I really like the details and color that can be found in the wings and tis a shame that the back wing does not have the same sharpness and detail as the forewing.

Bloomin'
by thegrandwazoo

Comment:
A very nice close-up of the inner beauty of a flower. The center portion of the flower is most interesting and the level of finely focused detail is wonderful!!! I really think you could have gotten away with cropping this one closer to the main focus which is the center portion of this flower. It looks like an abstract vortex that pulls us into the swirl of the green vortex, the yellow tipped portions and that unique star/spider shape that dominates the center of the flower.

Butter is yellow, right?
by dugpark

Comment:
The dark black background really makes the warm hues of the oranges and yellows of this flower visually pop. Lighting on subject is good and really complements the flower. The biggest problem with the composition is lack of good focus. The flower could be in sharper focus such that more details could be seen in the folds of the petals and sharpness of the objects edges. Not sure how the title relates or compliments the composition. This is a good shot but for lack of sharp focus it could be even better.

Capsicum light
by Anastasia

Comment:
Enjoy reading by natural vegetable light which will cast a soft yellow glow not that harsh white light:-) Very well done. I like how the stem of the yellow pepper flows flawlessly into the electrical cord that plugs into the outlet. The black background was perfect for this composition because not only does it help the yellow visually pop but it also helps with the imagery that this is a light source that is plugged in to give off light to chase away the darkness - and it is a most attractive lantern with a lovely yellow glow:-) Well done.