Refreshment: Artificial vs Natural
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Comment by jasonlprice:
Great job making it look natural with all those beads of dew....nice lighting too. You handled the fill side so well that everthing is 3d....9

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Comment by jpochard:
This is eyecatching, but I think for the wrong reasons.

There is too much going on here and the processing would not be my choice.

The halo of light between the trees and sky and also surrounding the dock or whatever that is, is very distracting and detracts imo, from the scene. It appears to be a higher contraty look that gives it a surreal effect that I don't care for. It looks like a nice location, but I think you were trying to do too much with the shot. Perhaps the irony of such a peaceful location looking chaotic throws me off as a viewer.

Then again, perhaps that was the look you were going for :)

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Comment by JohnLampkin:
Not much of interest here, since it's hard to know what it is we are looking at.

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Comment by jjstager2:
Nice lines.

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Comment by Cananboy:
Nice lighting and perspective.

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Comment by surfdabbler:
Nice abstract. Looks like either a negative image, or you've lit it through the paper from underneath. Ether way, it's very effective.

Seven Spirits
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Comment by LalliSig:
Greetings from the critique club :)

Well again I get a shot from the top 5 of this challenge and again I don´t really know what to say, there is pretty much nothing I can critique on this shot. It´s well lit, crystal clear regarding contrast and sharpness, the strong color is very good and well it´s a prett good shot.

Only thing I can say is I have seen "it" (or very similar shots) before and I have a strong feeling I will see 10 or more like it in the Still Life challenge that is open for submission now. Needs something extra to really impress me, like a goldfish in each of the glasses or whatever. Again, very well done on the lighting, I know how hard it can be to light glass.

Kind regards from Iceland, Lárus.

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Comment by sherpet:
Excellent.....

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Comment by IAmMoen:
I love the glow from the bottom. Gives an interesting feel to it. I really like how even though the white on the bottom right is bright it isnt overexposed and you can still see some texture to it.

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Comment by KarenNfld:
A nice geometrical abstract photo