Follow Me
by LucidLotus

Comment by Tiberius:
I can follow only the 3 prints. After that is too muddy. The perspective just stops there. Different try anyway. 5

Pilings
by LucidLotus

Comment by posthumous:
good decision to line the pilings up with the horizon. they seem to be holding up the sky, which is almost blank but actually has a puffy texture to it. the overall effect is quite surreal and switches visually. sometimes we see the pilings, sometimes they turn into a check pattern with the ground behind them. sometimes the foreground seems to be the subject. sometimes we can glimpse the landscape and forget the pilings are there, but just for a moment. I love this sort of visual epilepsy. 9

Follow Me
by LucidLotus

Comment by jurassic:
Perfect composition, colors and DOF.

Life Unfinished
by LucidLotus

Comment by levyj413:
Think about your "story." What were you trying to convey here? The pages look filled, so the title doesn't resonate with me. And I don't seem to find a particular subject.

Finally, on the technical side, the contrast needs to be higher.

Life Unfinished
by LucidLotus

Comment by lauralink:
Yes, stationery. The photo composition and clarity are not the best, but the subject matter matches the challenge. Hooray!

Dessert in Bloom
by LucidLotus

Comment by Matt414ce:
I love the purple tones in this picture, first of all. I'm not especially big on frames, and IMO, the purple frame isn't really helping the image. And if it's not actively helping, get rid of it. Removing the brown in the lower corner and the caramel would also help the image, IMO. For me, what I love about this picture is the cool colors, and those two sets of warmer browns are detracting from the color composition of the image.

Just what would have helped me like it a little more. As it stands, I do like the image, and if I had voted on this challenge, I probably would have been one of the people raising your avg.

Pilings
by LucidLotus

Comment by SandyP:
Yes. . this is very good! A perfect shot for this challenge!

Dessert in Bloom
by LucidLotus

Comment by dahkota:
Strictly my opinion, take it for what its worth...The score on this image, I believe, is not due to the quality of the image, its due to its relation to the topic. You have a very pretty flower but not a wow flower, in a challenge full of wow flowers. If this were a challenge on cakes, I think this would have done a little better, as you captured the cake with good lighting (so many pictures of food here have bad lighting making the food look inedible!). To up your score a little more, you might have taken the shot at an angle more flattering to the cake (not cropped through the middle of the cake). The background works well as does the natural white lighting on the whole scene. Maybe try a square crop that includes the bottom of the cake with part of a plate in a complementary color. At any rate, remember that part of your score is always going to be relation to the challenge. Quality of the image itself only plays a part. You got some 10s, 9s, and 8s. Can't be all bad! :)

Dessert in Bloom
by LucidLotus

Comment by Art Roflmao:
As said, 5.5 aint bad. I gave it a 6. It is very sharp and the color on the flower is great. Just not an overall "Wow" shot. Looks delicious though! Happy belated Birthday.

Dessert in Bloom
by LucidLotus

Comment by bvoi:
5.5 is not bad. Great job technically. Probably some low scores because the cake draws a lot of attention,