Country Living Gardener
by Jean

Comment:
Wow, very nice shot. Great variety of colours, excellent background. Imaginative composition. The butterfly is an interesting and effective subject. I love the textures here.

Cat Fancy
by SharonS

Comment:
Great cat photo, the lighting is possibly just a tad too harsh, and I would have liked to see more dof... his/her nose is a little too much out of focus. There is a strange blur around their left ear. Other than that, I love the mood and character of this shot.

Cat Fancy
by smitty

Comment:
Lovely cat, almost a great picture but let down by some overexposure on the fur, and an annoying green distraction in the background. The background in general seems random and takes away from the possible impact of this shot.

Marathon Runner Magazine
by PaulMdx

Comment:
Nice shot, well taken. The motion blur of the left hand makes me really appreciate the sharp focus of his face and torso. Great expression of concentration captured. It's a shame the background doesn't work so well. No shapes there help with your composition, and it looks a bit mundane. The dof works well though.

The Growing Edge
by Coley

Comment:
Nice, if somewhat unimaginative macro. The composition doesn't quite work for me, it looks like you have cropped it so there is the same amount of space on the left of the flower as the right. This places the centre of the flower in an awkward position within the frame. The purple border really puts me off. The background is a bit dull and chaotic, not really bringing anything to the composition.

Outdoor Photographer
by cainn

Comment:
Very nice shot, I really like the bird in the foreground. The composition of the birds in the background doesn't quite do it for me, especially the one that almost looks like it's resting on the main bird's head but I realise that a better opportunity may not have existed. There are some great textures in the snow caused by their footprints. It's a shame about the gunk on the lens.

Cheese & Wine Magazine
by TrollMan

Comment:
Nice composition, but a few things let this down. The picture must be sharp and in focus! The reflections on the bottle and glasses are distracting. The lighting needs to be much softer, the shadows look unintentional and too sharp. There are burnt out highlights on your candles. It's a shame about the marks on your background. Your tablecloth doesn't quite work for me, as it looks like you've gone for a symmetrical composition but not quite managed it. I would have taken this shot with the wine and cheese taking up more of the shot. Basicallly lighting is everything in a shot like this, and it looks like you haven't thought about it enough. Have you tried with several lamps, most or all of them diffused in one way or another? A tripod is a must as well. If your camera allows it, extend your dof.

country house and home
by nordic

Comment:
This photo does very little for me. The house has been placed unimaginatively right in the centre of the frame, but just off enough for this to look haphazard. The house blends in the background too much, and there is not enough sharpness in the shot. My main gripe is that this is a shot that looks like anyone could have taken it. Look for unusual angles and textures. How could you simplify the composition here? There is simply too much going on in this shot that looks like it hasn't been thought about. What makes this house special? What can lift this shot out of the ordinary?

Dog World
by willtata

Comment:
Some nice textures in here, it's a shame it's underexposed. The part of the photo that should draw the viewer's eye in any shot of an animal is where the eyes are, and here that doesn't happen. It doesn't help that your model has lighter parts of his/her coat just above the eyes that draw attention away, so you need to be quite inventive with your composition to counteract this. Also, the eyes are just too dark with very little shadow detail. The crop doesn't quite work for me.

Dog Fancy
by shkelly587

Comment:
Humourous shot, although this looks too much like a snapshot for it to be effective as a magazine cover. Because you are using average metering with a bright background, the picture is underexposed. You should have exposed for the dog's coat.