Love Immaculate
by Rooster

Comment by alisasaur:
This is an amazing shot!! It's extremely tasteful & I am in awe by how pure this picture is. I love the clean black background; I love this shot! ! Amazing! 10

Crystal Ball
by Rooster

Comment by graphicfunk:
What balance...Bumping to 6

Painted Mandala
by Rooster

Comment by dr rick:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

The painted feet make a striking image. They are nicely posed and the crop is perfect. The anklets complement the painting and are a great touch. The background is dark and subdued enough that it doesn't compete for attention with the subject (at least to me); I like the choice and the way the feet are placed in relation to it.

The lighting seems to work very well; it shows off the interesting texture of the wrinkled skin very nicely without leaving the shadows too dark. But the image is slightly overexposed, which has caused the painting to appear washed in some areas. What's tricky is that the overexposure is only in the red channel. The image has a nice warm color overall which certainly adds to the cozy feeling it conveys. But the camera adjusts the exposure for the overall luminosity, not for the individual channels or the redness that creates the warmth here.

Focus is great, and f/11 gave a large depth of field, keeping the background in sharp focus. This, I think, was the right choice for this image. The focus is somewhat soft and that works just fine even though I personally would prefer the feet to be just a little sharper to enhance the detail of the painting.

Crystal Ball
by Rooster

Comment by mhoogendyk:
Botany? How 'bout "water". That drop is fantastic. Overall, the image has really neat composition and I love looking at it.

Crystal Ball
by Rooster

Comment by KarenB:
interesting macro. great use of DOF. the sphere is perfectly placed.

Father & Child
by Rooster

Comment by melismatica:
I am happy to state that I didn't underrate this photo. ;-D I notice I gave it a 7 and along with an enthusiastic comment.

Crystal Ball
by Rooster

Comment by Amason:
Macro shots can often be very interesting. I like the motive you've got here but the composition IMO could be slightly better with the drop placed further from the central of the image, maybe a little bit more down to the right corner just the drop's size down to the right. And then I think it's better to crop one third off from the top. Then you would have a better composition IMHO and a better photo. The green overall tone is great.

Crystal Ball
by Rooster

Comment by Dr.Confuser:
Nice. How did you get it to do that?

I like the composition, colors and focus best. Except that there's a leaf in the picture the tie in of the subject (water droplet) to the theme isn't as strong as some other images.

Crystal Ball
by Rooster

Comment by claudia26:
chic idea - you need to dust the cobwebs off though ...

Painted Mandala
by Rooster

Comment by L1:
Rooster, this is beautiful. Very artsy. I thought it would place higher, but congrats on your 31st place anyway!!