Flight of the Bee
by chalice

Comment by BrianR:
Good Capture

Flight of the Bee
by chalice

Comment by amandawriter:
What a capture! Nicely done!

Flight of the Bee
by chalice

Comment by mrs_paw:
That is one big ass bee. Nice colors on the iris'

Flight of the Bee
by chalice

Comment by tate:
Wow! ... this is excellent as far as DOF, focus, captured moment and color. As far as nature and beauty this one defines them.

Flight of the Bee
by chalice

Comment by neenee1999:
Beautiful image. Great capture!

Persian Pedistal at Dusk
by chalice

Comment by Kelli:
Trading post...
I didn't vote in this challenge but would have given it a 5. It really doesn't seem to convey the empty room part. Technically it seems a good picture.

Persian Pedistal at Dusk
by chalice

Comment by timfythetoo:
Trading Post -

I gavethis shot a 5. It met the challenge but probably not in the way people were expecting - more room would have helped. The setup is fine and the detail on thelion is good. The colors seem a bit flat or boring and the picture overall didnt grab my attention. I think that is what kept me from voting it higher.

Persian Pedistal at Dusk
by chalice

Comment by kirsty_mcn:
Composition
Love the composition of this one, following the rule of thirds. The placement of the pedistal is just right

Technical stuff (exposure, dof, lighting etcâ€Â¦)
I like how the 2 walls are different shades because of the lighting, and the shadow of the pedistal parallel to the back wall.
Although I like the warm tones, it does seem as though the WB is a touch off.

Meeting the challenge
It doesn't not meet the challenge, but not give a bit of an impression of "I'm not emptying a room just for dpc, so here's a corner". :P It would have seemed more appropriate with a wider angle (but I'm assuming there was stuff in the way)

My personal opinion
I was surprised that this didn't score higher - I think it would have done better in a different challenge, because its a great photo, but doens treally say "empty room" but rather "empty corner". Guess its hard to compete when some people are dedicated enough to dpc that they'll empty a whole room for a photo lol.

Persian Pedistal at Dusk
by chalice

Comment by nards656:
==Trading Post==

This feels rather "plain", but that could also be defined as "empty". Using something with more color, as opposed to creating a monochrome look, would probably have been worth a half point or more. It almost has a color cast to it, but I don't THINK it's a white balance thing. Just a low contrast pic. More contrast, from lighting, color, and post processing, would have helped, IMHO. :) Keep shooting!

Persian Pedistal at Dusk
by chalice

Comment by tngrndream:
hello again,

my first thought is that it is very bland. i didnt enter this challenge cause i could not think of a way to get lights and colors in the scene with what i have on hand.

i think you need to add gallons of contrast and go B&W to get this one to perform moderately. some creative lightfall on the pillar maybe with the window instead of the corner would have been better.

i am unsure about any of this. was a difficult challenge.