Rusty Rubbish Receptacle
by waltoml

Comment:
I like the texture here.. the color contrast doesn't appeal to me much though... the longer shadow on the left seema a little out of place... = 5 - jmsetzler

body of leaf
by pricci

Comment:
This is an excellent photograph... I think a little more light would really add some nice punch to it :) = 7 - jmsetzler

Velvet Antlers
by bobgaither

Comment:
I saw your post in the forums about this photo and would like to comment... first of all, whether or not this is a 'difficult' or 'unique' photograph is basically irrelevant to the 'challenge' concept. I can see why you may have received comments on this issue. Even though it is very unusual that you were able to get this photo, it doesn't apply in the challenge. Even though these deer do have 'velvet' antlers, you can't see the texture of it in this photograph. Try to imagine this photograph with a title of "untitled" being entered in this texture challenge.... It's a case of the title saving the photo. The subject of the photo is not a 'texture' subject, even though it has texture... it's not readily visible to the viewer. You could have named this photo "the rough asphalt" or "tree leaves textures" or "fur texture" or anything else along those lines and gotten the same result. I'm sorry to hear that your luck with this image is not good this week :) = 5 - jmsetzler

Making Waves
by Jean

Comment:
Jean, congratulations on the ribbon... great work :)

Making Waves
by Jean

Comment:
phenomenal work... critiques: it looks like the red dots in the upper left corner may be a result of over post processing... I see some jagged edges on the curves in the top half of the photo that may be a result of over sharpening... that being said, this is also an example of a photo that I find imperfect that still scores a 10. the fluidity an smoothness of this image along with the nice lighting works very well for me..you have a great eye and mind to come up with this image for this challenge.. great work = 10 - jmsetzler

lick suck
by defrosted

Comment:
This is a good texture photograph. I do like the texture on the sufrace of the lemon. My critique on this photo is not an easy one. My mind imagines the bright yellow color of a lemon, because it has seen this many times before. The cast light on this particular lemon is making the surface look drab and unattractive to me. I do like the shadow that has been cast and I do like the position of the subject in the frame. I think the angle of the lighting is just messing up my mind's image of a nice bright yellow lemon :) = 6 - jmsetzler

summer surprise
by Janr54

Comment:
this is a very nice photo but also a very difficult one to make... at close range, it is difficult to get the depth of field you need for an object like this one... Overall, the composition is excellent.. the blurred stamens are slightly distracting... = 7 - jmsetzler

Not as fluffy as he seems!
by Point

Comment:
Greetings to South Africa and welcome to DPChallenge.. this is quite a way to make a splash here with your first entry :) Great shot and congrats on first place :)

Not as fluffy as he seems!
by Point

Comment:
beautiful photo.. I think the composition on this one is about as perfect as it could be... I LOVE the contrast of the eye against the black/gray feathers of this owl. The catch light in the eye is also a very nice touch. I think this is my favorite photo this week and I hope to see a blue ribbon on it Monday :) great shot.. = 10 - jmsetzler

New Era Mets
by prodigal havoc

Comment:
very nice texture image... I would love to see a little more sharpness on the embroidery and less on the hat texture... = 7 - jmsetzler