'Notherizard
by MelonMusketeer

Comment:
Very beautiful idea to photograph the little lizard through a screen of out of focus leaves/flowers. I wish the lizard were in better focus, and that the darks on the bark weren't so dark that they have lost most detail. The image looks a little noisy overall. I also wish the intrusion of the one clear stem at top weren't there (it sort of goes against the composition). I love the idea though.

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by sulamk

Comment:
Nice face. Very curious colouring on the antenna/eyes (the blue/purple stuff).

9-october 08 macro. bumble bee
by roz

Comment:
Very nice, roz, I like the sense of buzzing, it comes through well.

As to your question, on my screen the reds look fine, but the yellows look just a little on the oversaturated, especially on the flower in back. Not much, but a little. You seem to have lost detail both in parts of the yellow areas and also in the dark area at left.

Fighting the Blues
by caba

Comment:
EMP! Yes. Love this place! Good take on it.

Snarky
by Art Roflmao

Comment:
I really like how Snarky dressed up in sequins, just for you :)

Chain in the rain
by bjoern

Comment:
Disgusting weather is good for pictures :) I like this. I like diagonals. It looks almost B&W (on my screen it doesn't look B&W, more like a very grey day with little bits of reflected colour). The image also feels almost minimalistic, not quite really, but on the way there.

The best part (IMO) of images such as this is that they're fun to look at just for the lines/shapes/textures/whatever; they serve as good studies for what you can do with shallow DOF.

The worst part (IMO) of images such as this one is figuring out what in the world you want to say with it. They are good studies, and good graphics sometimes, but how do you use them to connect to an audience. That's something that I really wish I could figure out.

Good work!

Day 1 - Seeds
by kteach

Comment:
Cool! I like this.

Honey bee
by GregoryB

Comment:
The bee is quite beautiful, especially the the back wing. The colours are also very pleasing in this image. Sharpness is alright, except that it seems to be a bit behind the bee (or at the bee's backside) - it might work better to have the whole bee sharp, or at least have a bit more sharpness towards the front side. The composition is rather busy. The bee almost gets lost in so much stuff here. I personally really don't much care for the grainy sort of border, to me it takes away from the image, but that is a matter of personal taste I suppose.

Oct 02.jpg
by Mr_Pants

Comment:
Beautiful study! Quite well done. I personally do not care for the vignette in this case (I do like using vignettes though) because to me it looks too much like an out of focus frame rather than a vignette to draw the eye into the picture. The tones are quite beautiful though, and I like the out/in/out focus.

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by sulamk

Comment:
It is a beautiful subject, and the colours are rich without being overwhelming.

The image could use better sharpness and a tidier composition. You probably couldn't do this without scaring off the subject, but moving the brownish branches out of the way might have helped. Sometimes you can set up at a place, and then wait for the bugs to stop by and then you can shoot them. :)