Green Wonder
by levyj413

Comment by LucidLotus:
A nice simple composition that has a calmness to it with how the frog nearly melts into the background. I like the large negative space given and the color is very vibrant. I wish the lighting were a bit brighter on the frog to give it just a smidge more oomph. The focus looks okay but a bit soft on the backend of the frog. Over all I think its a good Zen representation. I gave a 6

Sunburst
by levyj413

Comment by TooCool:
From the Critique Club:

I need to preface these comments with the fact that I'm not a huge fan of abstracts. I more of a traditionalist as a photographer. I do get the appeal of this form, it just ain't my cup of tea so to speak. That said...

What I like: I like the repetition of shapes that you have in this image. The overlapping squares and circles give this a neat appearance. I like how you have the wholes in the cheese almost overlapping so that you have different shadings showing through. I like the dark circle in the center of the cheese. I would never have guessed that you added a tomato to give it this effect. I also like the tones that you have achieved.

What I don't like: You said it yourself, it's an abstract, but it isn't all that attractive. This looks more like a study shot to me. You know, the kind of shot that you play around with taking many different snaps just to see what you end up with. As a study it is very interesting. As an abstract, not so much. You have a lot of noise in this. This is probably a limitation of your camera at such a slow shutter speed. In some shots it would help. In this one, I'm not sure that it adds anything. I'm not sure I like the tones that you have achieved. I know this sounds contradictory, but at first I really liked the red's, but after looking at it longer and knowing that it is cheese...

Hope something here is useful.
Yours
TC

Alien Towers
by levyj413

Comment by hotpasta:
whatever they are they are interesting...lighting is good as is the point of view

Lines and Forks
by levyj413

Comment by rick13601:
Photos of this nature have been done before. However, this photo meets the challenge appropriately. The focus is good. It deserves an above average score.

Tiger Swallowtail 2
by levyj413

Comment by cryingdragon:
I like this one...but being a Steelers fan...lmao

Lines and Forks
by levyj413

Comment by Gallatin:
nice shot

Station Stop
by levyj413

Comment by ajschel:
In response to your response on my picture: I think that apart from the B&W conversion, your square-ish crop, as you pointed out, adds to the impact of the lines. Secondly, you have the curved lines in the ceiling that add a lot to the picture. Mine is indeed more suitable for a perspective challenge ;-)

Lines and Forks
by levyj413

Comment by cryingdragon:
I like this shot, but the forks are "broken" and the white doesn't carry through the liquid on the right hand side.

Lines and Forks
by levyj413

Comment by Rino63:
by now a classic. too dark the black side

Station Stop
by levyj413

Comment by ajschel:
Very nice, I should have presented my entry in B&W as well (take a look, it's similar to yours), but didn't have the time to tweak the curves like you did. Good job!