Aspiration to greatness!
by aKiwi

Comment by JPR:
Nice lighting!

Aspiration to greatness!
by aKiwi

Comment by dinny:
beautiful lighting, very dramatic

Aspiration to greatness!
by aKiwi

Comment by stupidcat:
wow. Beautiful lighting.

Aspiration to greatness!
by aKiwi

Comment by Natator:
Simple, and striking.

Aspiration to greatness!
by aKiwi

Comment by RobCoursey:
Good lighting and color...

I'm sure others will say that you should have cropped more of the black away, but I think it helps with the concept that the plant is desiring to grow...

Aspiration to greatness!
by aKiwi

Comment by Gatorguy:
Great photo. love the composition and lighting - but there is no size reference to tell me this is any smaller than real life, and that's what the challenge is all about. 4

Aspiration to greatness!
by aKiwi

Comment by lethe:
great use of black!

The Drinking Straw
by aKiwi

Comment by tyt2000:
Great lighting and abstract quality to this photo, congrats...

The Drinking Straw
by aKiwi

Comment by Sonifo:
It's amazing what you can do with something as simple as a straw. Very good! Congrats!

Aspiration to greatness!
by aKiwi

Comment by Kavey:
Nicely isolated within the frame and nice use of negative space to create more of a sense of the scale. Some might wonder how, with nothing else in the frame, it's obvious that your subject is miniaturised but the size of the leaves compared to trunk/ branches and also the style of the container are both very strongly recognisable to any bonsai fan. 9