Colorful view
by Melethia

Comment by GIS_boy:
Without a doubt colourful. Nice perspective and interesting photo.

Missing Man Formation
by Melethia

Comment by DigitalVita:
Beautiful graphic image. Good choice of subject for this challenge.

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!