Lemon/Melon
by Barroness

Comment by GolferDDS:
Great idea. I wish it had a greater DOF. One of the better entries none the less.

NYY
by Barroness

Comment by willem:
The light from below makes him look like a gangster. The light and shadows bring out the facial features and lines in a strong way.

Leaf Trail
by Barroness

Comment by GeneralE:

Originally posted by MaryO: Unusual subject for this kind of challenge but it works. Well spotted.

That was my reaction too -- very nice.

Lemon/Melon
by Barroness

Comment by bsluijk:
I like how you have two anagrams in a single picture. I also like the general composition, but I struggle with the choice of focus and the fact that it seems to be nowhere tack sharp.

Lemon/Melon
by Barroness

Comment by MaryO:
Anagrams of one another; clever. To my eye the focus is on the farthest lemon slice and I prefer either more DOF or a focus on a foreground piece of fruit.

Pump House Circa 1890
by Barroness

Comment by glad2badad:
Hi Debbi. Hope you don't mind but I took some liberties with your entry and did a little post work on it. I like the building and I think it suits the challenge well, but it seems that your autofocus grabbed the foreground branches, and with the shallower depth of field (at F2.8) the background (subject building) just couldn't quite come thru. Did you select ISO 100 and F2.8 on purpose? I'd think you could go up to at least ISO 400 to go a bit deeper on aperture and still maintain a hand-held shutter speed. ???

Anyway - here's a rough workup I gave it to add a little mood. Quick and dirty, so to speak, using my laptop. I'll pull it if you'd rather not have it posted here.

Take care.
Barry

Wood Grains and Banister Details
by Barroness

Comment by Lydia:
I wouldn't call this a macro, but... I do love the image. And it's beautiful wood.

Leaf Trail
by Barroness

Comment by MaryO:
Unusual subject for this kind of challenge but it works. Well spotted.

Pump House Circa 1890
by Barroness

Comment by ThingFish:
Beautifully presented and executed. Lovely subtle shades of soft pastel colours. Perfect fit for the challenge theme.This is in my top five of entries for this challenge. 10

STAINED
by Barroness

Comment by Barroness:
Thank you, I woke up one morning while trying to figure out what I would do for this challenge and boy was it challenging.
This is where the cup goes on a Keurig coffee maker, some drips linger after you take the cup away, perfect...so I went to work on the challenge.
Thank you, it was a fun challange, my score was a little disappointing on this one, oh well.
I appreciate the good words.