Dead End
by unicum

Comment by rscorp:
Ha, very nice. Like the swirl of the plant and the subject, it's a clever shot.

Dead End
by unicum

Comment by thehitter:
i get the dof thing but for some reason the ant still doesn't pop enough for me.
focus issue?

Dead End
by unicum

Comment by ShutterPug:
Great use of shallow DOF. I always thought ants were kinda cute - I must be weird. Nice macro.

Dead End
by unicum

Comment by photogenix:
Awesome. Love the DOF here

Dead End
by unicum

Comment by Konador:
I really like the shape formed by the leaf, and the focus is spot on. Great photo.

Dead End
by unicum

Comment by Kavey:
The spiral of that leaf edge is a wonderful compositional tool and the position of the ant on the very tip of the leaf works very well. Great saturated colours too.

Shape of my Heart
by unicum

Comment by jmsetzler:
Greetings from the Critique Club...

This photo meets the challenge with the heart shape, but I believe it would have scored a lot better if that shape was a larger part of the composition/theme of the photo. This is a technique that I particularly enjoy and you have done it well here. I can't really offer you much suggestion for improvement other than making the theme/subject of the photo more dominant in the frame...

Excellent work :)

John Setzler

Shape of my Heart
by unicum

Comment by Tammer:
Neat photo. Had the blurred woman on the right been cropped out, I would have scored this higher.

Shape of my Heart
by unicum

Comment by EricMGB1974:
I feel like there's just a little too much going on here. A simpler crop with just the central figure and the tree would be much more effective.

Shape of my Heart
by unicum

Comment by youngnova:
Great capture of the heart, very nice image. I think it would have been a little better if the person on the right was cropped out. Too much motion from her.