Beware of the Giant Toad
by Konador

Comment by Wheeler1992:
Funny...great photo with the most beautiful sky in the background

Don't Rub me the Wrong Way
by Konador

Comment by Anachronite:
help me out here before I vote... what am I looking at? thanks!

oh wait is that cheese through a grater?

In the Mendip Hills
by Konador

Comment by lisae:
Gorgeous weird colours and tight composition. I like this one a lot.

In the Mendip Hills
by Konador

Comment by daydream25:
Looks rather hellish. That tree... did you see" The Ring?"

In the Mendip Hills
by Konador

Comment by mcrael:
I love the colors. Composition is very nice too.

In the Mendip Hills
by Konador

Comment by Swashbuckler:
Oh my, this has many elements that I really enjoy! Colorful sunset, neat sillhouette of a twisted tree. As I ponder this shot, it seems to me this would be a very hard shot to "get just right". I think you did about as good as possible with this lighting and subject matter. I want the tree to "stand out", well it does (I always want more!). This one is tough to score! 7 Swash

In the Mendip Hills
by Konador

Comment by inspzil:
Awesome sky. I like the tree silhouette. Very nice pic all the way around but I especially like the warm colors of the sunset - Inspzil

Candle in the Wind
by Konador

Comment by myqyl:
Critique Club Comment :

Composition : Wonderful use of negative space. I may be reading more into this then you intended, but i really liked how the space away from the candle is noticeably darker as if suffering from not being exposed to the candle (person). Very tight use of the "suggestion of thirds". I also like your choose of candles. It has a very 'lived in' look.

Exposure : Photographing a flame is never easy and I think you nailed this. I REALLY wish you had included the shutter speed / aperture / ISO information so I could learn how you did it.

Focus / DoF : Very nicely done, with the background just soft enough so as not to distract from the main subject.

Background : I like the wood grain background and especially the line that is pointing down into the flame. If I was to nitpick one small aspect, the curve line on the background in the upper left distracted me a bit. Not a lot, just a bit.

Challenge / Interest : Challenge nailed. I think the only reason you didn't place much higher was that others had a similar idea and voters have a hard time separating them and seeing each for it's own merits.

My opinion : Print it, hang it on a wall.

In the Mendip Hills
by Konador

Comment by Azrifel:
Very good composition witht the three in the lower left and the sun in the middle right corner. Beautiful subject, wonderful colors.

In the Mendip Hills
by Konador

Comment by calaille:
If the foreground have come out a little better, this compo would be a real contender. 7