Wanna Play?
by mrjssims

Comment by nam:
Cute kid and the focus is right where it should be for the challenge. Voted earlier.

Wanna Play?
by mrjssims

Comment by tvsometime:
My top pick.

Wanna Play?
by mrjssims

Comment by crowis:
Cute kid, excellent adherence to the subject matter.

Wanna Play?
by mrjssims

Comment by tanguera:
Ha! Fabulous dof choice

Wanna Play?
by mrjssims

Comment by giantmike:
Cute image, and I really do like this entry. I think I would like it more if there wasn't the vignette that is hiding the face.

The Pollenator
by mrjssims

Comment by MaryO:
Pretty colors and sharp where it should be. The pollinator is looking a little too dark on my screen so I can't see as much detail on him as I'd like.

The Pollenator
by mrjssims

Comment by sonnyh:
Too out of focus for me. I would have like to see one thing in focus.

Fire and Ice
by mrjssims

Comment by JuliBoc:
Odd having the foreground at the top of the picture. But it works.

Aloe Again
by mrjssims

Comment by Ammie:
Light a little harsh but lovely pattern 6

O, stone, be not so.
by mrjssims

Comment by snaffles:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

This is a very well done shot, I gave you a 7 in voting. I like the loneliness implied here and it's eerie that the date is one day before my birthday, November 27th.

There is a great range of tones here; there is also a few cluttery items behind the cross that are a bit distracting. Don't know if you could have moved them or not, but they do draw the eye away a bit. The vignetting at the corners might not suit all tastes either. The comp plays very safe with its centredness - shooting more from the ground up might have made for a more impactful image. Don't be afraid to hunker down and shoot up at a subject, especially one like this.

Overall a pleasing image, sorry that it didn't do better. But as has been suggested, it could have easily been entered in All Alone, too.

Feel free to PM me.

Susan