leaf
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Comment by adine:
very cool subject. nice light and focus. i would not crop so close leave some more of that great green surrounding the leaf - it feels a bit cramped this way.

leaf
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Comment by ecto:
Cool leaves! It looks like a bird and a dog facing each other.

leaf
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Comment by Younger:
Nice!

leaf
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Comment by ilwil:
The picture would improve with less grain.

leaf
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Comment by pix-are:
Great picture but this has nothing to do with Backlight!!! 3

leaf
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Comment by KarenNfld:
Great job. What type of leaf, do you know?

leaf
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Comment by hotpasta:
great shot

shape of a lure
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Comment by rick13601:
Nice colors.

THROUGH THE SCREEN DOOR.
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Comment by jmsetzler:
Greetings from the Critique Club...

This photo has excellent pattern and texture qualities, but the overall subject choice is probably too weak to generate much appreciation in a competition. Compositionally, there is room for some improvement. Since this is a setup photo, there are a couple things you may have done to improve the overall impact. I would have tried to position his eyes squarely in the center of one of the openings. This photo is also a good candidate for a black and white. The color isn't really creating any significant impact, and removing it would force the viewer to spend more time considering the texture and patterns within the image :)

John Setzler

shape of a lure
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Comment by lindes:
I would like this better, I think, with just a tad more space on each side -- especially the left. (Top and bottom are probably OK, but even there I might give a little more space.)