Prickly Sunset
by Gene L.

Comment by GinaRothfels:
You should have cropped this to get rid of some of the empty black space and cactus that was shaded. Good subject.

Prickly Sunset
by Gene L.

Comment by lecalan:
I really like this idea, just wish there was a tad bit more light around the rest of the cactus. I think it's really neat!

Prickly Sunset
by Gene L.

Comment by sheyingshi88:
Dramatic photo. I know it would have been hard, but it would have been nice if the back cactus were sharp also.

Prickly Sunset
by Gene L.

Comment by justine:
Creative light, good texture. Kee

Prickly Sunset
by Gene L.

Comment by mcmurma:
very somber. nice. ~mcmurma
Aesthetics...8
Meets Challenge...8
Overall....8

Love's Flame
by Gene L.

Comment by seasaw:
Congratulations Gene - good job - 11th place... Steve

Love's Flame
by Gene L.

Comment by Gene L.:
Thank you everyone for your kind and helpful comments. As with every challenge, this one was a great learning experience for me. Sorry about the rotation, I really should have caught that and corrected it. I think that next time I will shoot only a few frames and then preview on the PC before making setup changes. I would like to hear how other people achieve perfection in their tabletop shots.

Love's Flame
by Gene L.

Comment by magnetic9999:
this was one of the stand-outs to me, even with the slight tilt to right : )

Love's Flame
by Gene L.

Comment by kevinswope:
Very Creative

Love's Flame
by Gene L.

Comment by ClubJuggle:
This is excellent. Perfect framing and composition, though the lighting on the background seems od (dark lines across the middle).