Soft Seven
by Rando D300

Comment by gloda:
The petals (?) don't come out well enough against the backgound. You made a good use of the DOF, though. Either the back- or foreground should have been more colorful.
I like that the petals form a seven. A slight rotation (10 degrees) would have made it clearer, though. I didn't notice it right away.

Soft Seven
by Rando D300

Comment by DaisyGirl:
The detail you've used allows for each seed to appear completely individualistic, even as part of the group. Very nice. Was this naturally occuring, or did you have to do some manipulation?

Soft Seven
by Rando D300

Comment by Kylie:
What a beautiful, graceful flow on a soft, naturally diffused background. Great detail and framing of the composition.

Soft Seven
by Rando D300

Comment by Dr.Confuser:
Well done. Subject nicely focused. DOF feels about right to me. Wonder how you got 'em all to line up so nicely?

Soft Seven
by Rando D300

Comment by dsb_mac:
funny

Holes In Time
by Rando D300

Comment by glass_slippers:
Photo is good and I "get it",,,but it lacks detail on the rings of the tree stump..

Holes In Time
by Rando D300

Comment by Bud:
Nice photo. One thing that would have helped here is if the tree rings were clearly visible. This can usually only be achieved with sanding.

Holes In Time
by Rando D300

Comment by e301:
I think, for this challenge, I'd have wanted to emphasise the rings of the tree somewhat - they're hardly visible here. Compositionally effective.

First Impression
by Rando D300

Comment by colda:
A beautiful crisp emotional image, I'm a little suprised it did not rank much higher

First Impression
by Rando D300

Comment by bledford:
Fresh and vibrant. I like this relationship established between the woman and puppy. The background is a distraction though. I also, I think you could have cropped some more out of the top and gotten a stronger image. Lastly, the post-processing seems to have smoothed out the woman's face a bit too much, making her face seem flattened.