Sunflower-lookin up
by kevinswope

Comment:
this is a very nice photo... the texture in the center of the sunflower works very well... I think a fill flash would possibly accent that texture quite a bit as well :) = 7 - jmsetzler

Pink Murex
by autool

Comment:
this is definitely interesting texture. I think the shell is slightly over exposed... the lighting is a little overpowering and it is creating a few harsh shadows as well. This particular photo may be an example of where some minor diffusion of the flash would be helpful. You can accomplish this by trying things like bouncing the flash off the ceiling if your flash tilts... if not, you could tape a small piece of tissue paper over the flash... = 6 - jmsetzler

big ben 1000 pieces
by brent matsuo

Comment:
this is a nice interpretation of the texture challenge... if you could have made the colors really punch a little harder, this would have been excellent :) = 6 - jmsetzler

Rubber Leather Polyester
by djbdj

Comment:
take a look at this image... as you can see, there is a sharply focused segment that extends from left to right just slightly below the center of the frame. The foreground in front of this strip and the background behind this strip are out of focus. This area that is IN focus is within your depth of field. This indicates a low F number (wide aperture) setting on your camera. I don't know what kind of camera was used here, but a larger F number (smaller aperture) in the aperture priority mode (or manual mode) would extend this plane of focus through a larger portion of your image. It also appears that the camera lens may be resting close to the surface. If this is the case, raising the camera up a few inches and pointing it down at a slightly lower angle would allow the foreground to be in better focus as well. Your camera has a minimum distance from the lens in which it can focus effectively, regardless of the aperture settings. = 5 - jmsetzler

Tree
by malapropam

Comment:
good texture but the lighting is a little strong... - 4 - jmsetzler

IN VEIN
by Martin

Comment:
This is nice texture but the exposure seems a little strange on this.. the 'brights' are a touch too bright for my taste... the composition is nice :) = 7 - jmsetzler

Prickly Sunset
by Gene L.

Comment:
This is great... the lighting and shadows cast on this cactus are quite nice... my only critique on this image is that I would have preferred to see a little less darkness across the bottom of the frame. I think that a slightly higher camera angle would have made two improvements here... first, it would have removed the dark band across the bottom of the frame... secondly, it would have kept the top of the cactus from being so close to the top edge of the frame. It is a little too close for comfort at the top... a little breathing room there would be nice :) = 8 - jmsetzler

Katydid
by skyline

Comment:
excellent macro :) Everyone knows I like 'wet' photos :) This is a great shot... = 9 - jmsetzler

Entanglement
by amonteforte

Comment:
This is an interesting lesson in how difficult it can be to photograph textures in black... this image looks good, but the lighting has caused a lot of detail washout in the black hair. I also think the perfectly vertical braids could possibly make a higher impact on the viewer if they were diagonal in the frame... = 5 - jmsetzler

The flaw in the Persian Carpet
by andrewm

Comment:
interesting texture... I like a more '3-dimensional' image.. = 5 - jmsetzler