Strange Orbit of a Strange Planet
by sfalice

Comment by Evaan:
I appreciate your effort, but, it's hard to get absorbed in your "planet" when the copper makes it look like a garden decoration. That said, the orb itself against the blue background is very nice.

Strange Orbit of a Strange Planet
by sfalice

Comment by fifield:
very interesting. I wonder if a black background could have worked better, to make it look more like outer space. 7

Strange Orbit of a Strange Planet
by sfalice

Comment by Artifacts:
Meets the challenge and is ga generally well executed capture. Solid blue background works well. Framing and composition are very good. Exposure and lighting mostly good. Shallow depth of field works well.

This image is pleasing to the human eye. It has a overexposed area o the close metal spiral near the upper left center of the frame, but it is not bad.

This is a very, very clean and simple image. It should get a very high score. Great job!

Toad
by sfalice

Comment by KaDi:
I totally mis-understood "Neon" and here you got it right and got beat up! (I gave up on voting during that challenge, bitter me.)

There's little to pick apart here...maybe the bubbles could have been fresher? Maybe the voters would have been better fooled without them? Who knows?

You have a talent for composition. And a sense of humor wonderfully displayed!

Thanks for playing "closest to 5" today!

At the same table
by sfalice

Comment by jbsmithana:
Very cool. Two for the price of one! Or this an insect diner? Great shot.

Strange Orbit of a Strange Planet
by sfalice

Comment by Crisik:
nice, though i would prefer the ball to be in focus as a whole and the colors more in tune (esp. traces of green in overall blue picture)

Strange Orbit of a Strange Planet
by sfalice

Comment by singsunshine:
The contrasting colors really make this whole image pop! The different textures are nice. I am glad you chose the background you did, i think anything else would have been too distracting. Overall a great image and i am bumping from my original vote!

Strange Orbit of a Strange Planet
by sfalice

Comment by kawhona:
Great color

Strange Orbit of a Strange Planet
by sfalice

Comment by skief:
This is a photo I really wanted to like a lot. The composition, and subjects look fascinating. However the depth of field/focus just makes me not want to look at it. I think a larger DOF would help it tremendously. Also, be careful with the unsharp mask as it is causing a little haloing on your photo. If it happens, you can always smudge it back carefully.

Territorial Dispute!
by sfalice

Comment by messerschmitt:
en garde!
nice control on the highlights..a fine living capture