My Persian Carpet
by Reza1968

Comment:
That's an interesting choice of desaturation. Would it have been possible to get a different "vantage" point in order to see the textures of the rug better. Of course, the patterns sort of set up a different kind of texture.

textures of an egg carton
by ScantyNebula

Comment:
Great use of shallow dof. The color doesn't do a lot for me, but that is just me!

Terraces
by bobgaither

Comment:
Oh, at first I thought this was a macro of a really strange leaf!!! Haha. good capture of an interesting texture.

Big Foot
by johnnyd

Comment:
That's kinda scary looking!!

The only suggestion I would make is try to compose it so that there isn't part of the body showing at the top. My eyes kept following it out of the frame and away from the subject. good contrast of textures.

Calla Lily
by nfessel

Comment:
I love the composition on this, and the bw really gives it an interesting twist. I do think, however, that the soft focus (while normally effective for shots like this) kinda hurts since it is a "texture" challenge, and the texture isn't real obvious, to me.

Three Friends
by leaf

Comment:
I like how the picture is divided into thirds by the different textures and colors. I think, though, that if the black had been a deeper black and had been in the middle, with not blue showing, it might have been more effective.

Stawberry
by spectra

Comment:
Oh man, the rice background is a cool idea!!!! Great colors as well.

Letting Go of My Youth
by Photo Grapher

Comment:
The kid in the picture looks just like the little guy in the Christmas movie -- the one that wanted the Red Rider BB gun (You'll shoot your eye out!) If you aren't American, or don't know this movie, contact me and I'll get you a link!

Great idea and well executed. I think the only I might suggest would be a tighter crop on the right.

Garage Essentials
by PDavis

Comment:
There's too much black space on the left. More would have been effective as negative space and less would have made the composition feel more balanced, I think.

Dave's Auto Body - car wash
by undieyatch

Comment:
Cool effect. I like the simplicity that he black/white/blue sets up with the silhouette.