Biology
by pcody

Comment by jenesis:
Very nice, I love the reflection of colors on the background. Only thing is, it seems a tiny bit washed out, unless that's the effect you were going for. Very Pretty and an interesting subject. Nice textures.

Biology
by pcody

Comment by nephrotic:
A fine picture - love the background it really sets off the subject. It is unusual to get a blue otr partly blue background to work with a "natural subject" (except a person). However I will copy some text that I have added to a couple of other entries.
My only concern is, as you may have guessed from the amount of discussion on the forum re "painting with light" is whether it is painting with light.
Having been lucky enough to judge what is now a few hundred competitions in the last 30 years I feel I should say the first thing that happens is that they are sorted and any that do not immediatly seem to fit the category are dumped (hard but a fact). This is why so many competitions also run an "open category". Your picture, as impressive as it is, would, I feel have been rejected at this stage. "Painting with Light" has a fairly tight definition in photography but still allows a lot of lattitude for creativity.
I suspect that your scores may not reflect what the picture is worth which is a great shame. I believe if I was judging in another category I would have gone for a 9 .
I do hope you understand my reasons for marking it down
David

Biology
by pcody

Comment by Drake:
Great colors

Biology
by pcody

Comment by cshep:
Love this shot. It almost looks more like a painting. I love the colors and the "texture" of the whole composition. High marks from me.

Biology
by pcody

Comment by lockjawdavis:
Very interesting. Looks painting-like. Way to attack the challenge.

Biology
by pcody

Comment by sfalice:
This is a terrifically artistic take on this challenge.

Biology
by pcody

Comment by Mona:
Lovely.

The effect of cold on spider webs
by pcody

Comment by Kavey:
Sorry, I was sure I commented on this while the challenge was running... evidently not!
I think this is a beautiful image - the sharp crystals against the soft globes of frozen dew and the silver against the terracotta background work very well for me.
Lovely!

The effect of cold on spider webs
by pcody

Comment by Mick:
Cool! That spider web is some tough stuff. Nice photo.

The effect of cold on spider webs
by pcody

Comment by GeneralE:
Very ineteresting, nice little crystals,