the eye of the beholder
by chrism23

Comment:
Beautiful idea, good detail, the "expression" is good. The image lacks punch though, even a slight curves adjustment would it it a bit more punch.

Nature, Red in Tooth and Claw
by DrAchoo

Comment:
Yikes! If this is real, it's a good catch. The background colours work really well here. I wish the top antenna were not cut off. ~8

Life and Death
by HeiSch

Comment:
Such a dramatic title for such a gentle image :)

Shattered
by Haneck

Comment:
Broken windshield (or something like that). Good concept. I think the image would have benefited from a bit brighter light and a bit deeper focus - the leaf looks in focus, but the broken glass is only in part (the angle doesn't help). I would be interested in seeing the image in colour also, rather than partially desaturated (it looks partially desaturated now).

Morning Web
by jjbeguin

Comment:
Love this! Gentle colours, good detail, evocative imaging. So far, one of my favourites. ~10

Paper Wasp
by TonyT

Comment:
Very interesting how the front part of the insect's "face" looks like orange peel. Good image. ~8

I am looking at you in the voting booth Give me 8 Give me 9 Give me 10
by whiterook

Comment:
I'm giving this a 4, in part because I don't think it's a very good picture technically: it's centred, looks blurry, and the pp looks a bit goofy. It does meet the challenge however. The title is silly. You'd do better without it :)

French Kiss
by labuds

Comment:
Is this real, or is it a display of some sort? If real, wow, what a catch! If a display, well, still a neat picture :)

Last Nectar of Fall
by cislander

Comment:
Quite a beautiful closeup of this little bee. The image looks a little grainy, sort of like maybe you cropped in a lot? It also seems to lack contrast a bit. I like the placement of the bee/flower at the bottom right, however, IMHO there's a bit too much negative space.

Yellow and Green
by EstimatedEyes

Comment:
Beautiful bokeh!