Prickly new cactus buds
by Melethia

Comment by Kelli:
I think this has excellent detail, very crisp. The white tips give the indication that this could hurt when it matures, but not quite yet. The DOF is excellent. I did vote this a 6, and the reason it wasn't higher was it just didn't capture my attention for long enough.

Prickly new cactus buds
by Melethia

Comment by obsidian:
I like this shot a lot! It has strong composition and a subtlety to the colouration that I find relaxing an engaging. However, as has been noted elsewhere, because it is not more "out there" in terms of contrast and saturation, unlikely to be a firm favourite for the "pack".

This would have gotten an 8 from me if I had voted (so why didn't you? I hear you ask...)

Carl

Colorful view
by Melethia

Comment by bvoi:
I like the vertical orientation.

Colorful view
by Melethia

Comment by MarkB:
Very well framed

Prickly new cactus buds
by Melethia

Comment by ericwoo:
Well seen and well composed capture, but I think that your lighting is lacking just a hair. While the dark v. light works as a nice balance, I donlt think that the light is light enough or the dark is dark enough. I copied it and messed with it a hair in PS. I added a curves layer and added two points. The top point I set at I:181 O:199 and the bottom at I:70 O:56. It added a nice contrast to the shot, but that's just my opinion.

Missing Man Formation
by Melethia

Comment by dleach:
hey... isn't this at Randolph AFB?

Missing Man Formation
by Melethia

Comment by yanko:
Excellent!

Prickly new cactus buds
by Melethia

Comment by nards656:
I like the diagonal, and I like the dark vs. light. There is some little thingy on the left that I would either like to see just a little better or not see at all. The greens are probably very accurate, but they make me think "pea soup" right off the bat. I think it would have helped to use Hue/Saturation and possibly generate a little more punch. I could be wrong, but that's my thoughts. Love the composition!

Missing Man Formation
by Melethia

Comment by UNTITLED:
Great composition. Great choice of subject for a negative image. Really cool inverted colors. I really felt that something that was more graphic art in nature would perform well in this challenge, and look what rose to the top(IMO).

Colorful view
by Melethia

Comment by sjturner:
sorry don't see it, it's just a view