Surprise!
by jjbeguin

Comment:
This looks pretty seriously composited together (which counts as spot-editing, doesn't it?)

polka dots
by patriciaann

Comment:
Great focus. The colors could be a little more saturated, and if it were bigger (and therefore more detailed), it might well have knocked my socks *entirely* off, instead of only partway. I do know how hard it is to get good, in-focus nature shots, though. 8.

Dash of Orange
by finnur

Comment:
Nice composition and motion capture! Dramatic. Looks almost postcardy, except for the exact subject with the orange and the splash, of course. 8.

Lemon: from primary to secondary color. Naturally.
by deadbrain

Comment:
Great concept, good lighting, great focus and DOF. It makes one confront the reality of an everyday object in a way we might not have, before.

Spring Flowers
by karmat

Comment:
A fairly straightforward macro shot of a blossom. There's nothing that particularly excites me about it, but it's executed in a very technically-proficient way, so I have to give props for that. :-> Good color contrasts, dramatic lighting, good choice of focus. 8.

Nature's Secondary Colors
by jodiecoston

Comment:
A very straightforward, head-on macro shot of a blossom. There's nothing that particularly excites me about it, but it's executed in a very technically-proficient way, so I have to give props for that. :-> Would make a good mousepad or coaster, I think.

Pincushion Flower (Scabeosa)
by rmockmt

Comment:
A very straightforward, head-on macro shot of a blossom. There's nothing that particularly excites me about it, but it's executed in a very technically-proficient way, so I have to give props for that. :-> Nice focus; slightly less extreme lighting might have helped bring out the blossom's color (though if you're shooting outdoors, I know you need to put up with what you're given, lightingwise). It's a good documentary photograph of that particular flower, or even the species, but nothing makes it particularly 'pop' for me.

Flower of Secondary Color
by kaysriv

Comment:
This would be a generic macro head-on shot of a flower, but the gutsy crop and nice focus and colors and lighting make it something a little special. 8.

Tulip of secondary color.
by jimsapp

Comment:
A very straightforward, side-on macro portrait shot of a blossom. There's nothing that particularly excites me about it, but it's executed in a very technically-proficient way, so I have to give props for that. :->

big things, little package
by ellamay

Comment:
A very straightforward, head-on macro shot of a blossom (or, in this case, a cluster of buds). There's nothing that particularly excites me about it, but it's executed in a very technically-proficient way, so I have to give props for that. :-> Would make a good mousepad or coaster, I think. Nice tight focus, even down to defining those white granules, but there's no one thing really to look at. If one of the pinkish buds were open, the single flower might well have given it the 'pop' it needs.