Day 1: Buzz Off!
by bobonacus

Comment:
Looks like he's actually resting his little butt on the stamens (I think that's the right word; I'm a little fuzzy on my flower biology), and then the lighter ones look like some sort of aliens supervising him ... or teeth, the one on the top left really looks like a tooth on a stem. Love the reflections on his wings. Lost the detail in the black on my monitor but still a really cool shot with that pose and fun details.

mamba2
by ArpeggioAngel

Comment:
Is this through glass? Very impressive for having to use the flash.

Egg Light Dappler
by flickmat

Comment:
Looking at this result you've got a respectable final score, pretty normal distribution of votes in the ever-popular Bell curve pattern, and some nice comments telling you what people like and what they don't. There are always low votes, even on the best entries, and about a billion threads from people trying to understand them. My advice is to not bother trying to understand ;-)

And while I didn't vote on this one, I would have given it a 7 or so. Great color, interesting patterns and a creative approach that made dappled light instead of finding a subject affected by natural dappled light. Were it my image I would hue-shift the orange to blue/purple and center the object; it is almost centered now which always invites people to notice it's slightly off, and the orange interrupts the otherwise fairly symmetrical look of the background.

My 2 or 3 cents ;-)

Northern Black Racer #4
by Trinch

Comment:
Great snake shots! This one's a hoot :-)

Western Tanager
by jbsmithana

Comment:
Great color on the bird.

Bridalveil Creek
by EstimatedEyes

Comment:
Looks kind of mysterious in the background.

mona lisa
by tcmartin

Comment:
Interesting patterns made by the light.

Moonlight through the Pines
by jlanoue

Comment:
A creative alternative to dappled sunlight.

Dappled Dome
by banmorn

Comment:
Another surprising subject for this challenge (to me; I was stuck on the woodlands concept). Works beautifully, though, and the light makes intersting patterns that complement the architecture.

Dappled Dove
by Blue Moon

Comment:
Aptly titled ;-) And nicely exposed to handle the dapple.