Snugglin'
by Jacko

Comment by Gordon:
Congrats! Great and fun picture

Snugglin'
by Jacko

Comment by bod:
Excellent, well done Jacko!

Snugglin'
by Jacko

Comment by kosmikkreeper:
5th!!! Man!! C'était mon top, ma numéro uno! :-D

Congrats on yet another top 10 mon cher!

Circles
by Jacko

Comment by karmat:
Great shot. I like the colors and teh patterns created. Did you try it with sections of it cropped? Wouldn't necessarily make it better, just different, I think.

Dark Side of the Apple
by Jacko

Comment by camelotnorth:
wonderful stufy of dark and light..crisp and clear. Reminds me of a Rembrandt work of art.10

Dark Side of the Apple
by Jacko

Comment by jerrft:
Wow - sweet photo. Only complaint is that it appears to be a bit on the grainy side. It's only 30k in size, less compression could have helped. Nice submission nonetheless.

Snugglin'
by Jacko

Comment by FranziskaLang:
Challenge definitely met. My initial reaction was that the feet aren't quite sharp because they are moving and not relaxed, but the more I look at this the more I like it. Format is great, and the toning is, too. Overall, it's just a bit grainy, but a good entry regardless.

Circles
by Jacko

Comment by Jean:
Focus is perfect. Your composition is great. Nice picture

Dark Side of the Apple
by Jacko

Comment by DougPaz:
One of my favorites. Great focus and use of Negative space. The lighting is perfect. I can't tell if it is just a bit over-sharpened or not.

Where's Bin Laden?
by Jacko

Comment by Alecia:
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hahaha! how very monty python!

this one caught my attention during voting--and i remember wondering why you chose to put the picture in the red flower--i was trying to picture it hidden in the center of the white flower! but who knows--maybe i am reading too much into it! :)

as far as the actual picture goes--i really cant imagine why it scored so low--except for perhaps the political commentary. i think it is hysterical--but then, like i mentioned before, i see it in a monty python sort of light, and i do have an affinity for the absurd! :)

compositionally--it is wonderful--i love the diagonal lines--although i must say that in this particular instance--i dont know if it is because of the dof, or the stems point directly into the corner---together they seem to cause a sort of vertigo! my brain knows they are lying flat--but my eyes want to tell me that they are in fact hanging upside down! does that make sense? ah well, its probably because i have stared at teh photo for so long! :)
i also really like the decision to use two contrasting shades of flowers--and the way the petals on the flowers mingle together--gives it a unified feel.

technically--the dof of field is nice (vertigo or no! hehe) and the lighting seems good. it seems that you chose a side/fill light tho, and i wonder if it could have been more enhanced by adding light to the front of the flowers as well? or maybe a similar light coming from the other side? just a thought.

all in all i think you have one of the better photos of this challenge, but then again i am drawn to the more stark and simplistic photos! very nice! :)

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