The Big Oak
by glad2badad

Comment by william88:
Great shot! 10

Tender Moment
by glad2badad

Comment by posthumous:
I hate deer shots, but this is wonderful. The intruding vegetation just makes the photo *more* intimate because I feel I am peeking in on something private. It is indeed a tender moment, a Madonna Lactans. But that's not all: the composition is very energetic and fascinating for purely visual reasons. I gave this a 7, but really I underrated it. There were a lot of good shots in this challenge.

Tender Moment
by glad2badad

Comment by pjangel:
It's too bad that this wasn't from a different angle, I'm sure you didn't have many options, because this would have been so good without the trees in it.

Survivor
by glad2badad

Comment by dahkota:
i like the vividness and the play of color.

Survivor
by glad2badad

Comment by Melethia:
Nice isolation of the color point here. The orange is just a tad oversaturate (though I understand no one wanted to play with saturation in this challenge.)

Recycling is FUN!
by glad2badad

Comment by KhayyamKhan:
Cool idea and colors, feels "earthy".

Tender Moment
by glad2badad

Comment by photokariangel:
BABY DEER! how cute, very tender moment indeed, nice find too

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Comment by karmat:
CRITIQUE CLUB CRITIQUE
by karmat

Compositionally, this feels just a touch off-balance to me. I think more of a diagonal OR more negative space on the right would make it feel more balanced. Also, having the barb further towards the bottom of the frame would make it feel more stable, I think -- right now it is almost centered and it seems to make it feel static.

Technically, I really like the shallow dof in this. It accentuates the barb and textures nicely. Also, the mottled background gives an interesting almost-smooth contrast to the sharpness of wire. The colors are also really good.

Overall, you have definitely met the challenge. Despite what it probably sounds like, I really like it. It has an almost abstract quality that it intriguing. Good work.

Karma

Recycling is FUN!
by glad2badad

Comment by one2one:
round and round...

Recycling is FUN!
by glad2badad

Comment by Tygerr:
Looks like they're having fun!