Colorful still life
by ladpupmoe

Comment by JLC:
Nice classic shot. Colors are great together.

Colorful still life
by ladpupmoe

Comment by jasonlprice:
Nice arrangement but I think it would have been even nicer had you created a traditional s curve with the bannana and flowers...(instead of the flowers all being vertical). The lighting is OK, but a little harsh. If you could soften the light some with a diffuser like a sheet or bounce it off of a wall it would have been a little less harsh. The background is what is killing the photo for me however (I'm sure your hearing that already)...the colors just don't seem in harmony.... I am giving you extra credit for creating a traditional still life though for an overall score of 6.

Colorful still life
by ladpupmoe

Comment by MikeJ:
This picture was almost pretty good. The problem to me is that it appears you are shooting from the side rather than square on. That might appear that way because of the fold of the background on the left side. But it throws the balance off in the picture.

Can you spot the frog on the lily pads
by ladpupmoe

Comment by rinac:
I've looked and looked, but I can't spot him :( Interesting take on Rhythm!

Can you spot the frog on the lily pads
by ladpupmoe

Comment by HeiSch:
unfortunately overexposed

Colorful still life
by ladpupmoe

Comment by Lorelei:
I love the vibrant colors and choice of objects, but the background seems a little too distracting.

Can you spot the frog on the lily pads
by ladpupmoe

Comment by violinist123:
Shot meets the challenge. The lily pads give a nice sense of rhythm to the scene. Technically the shot needs some work. The flower is overexposed and almost completely without detail. Also it might be more pleasing were the subject (the flower) on a thirds intersection. In the lower left it would nicely anchor the shot.

Self Portrait
by ladpupmoe

Comment by Mephisto:
ok now seeing it in the larger version, not just the thumbnail, i'm starting to like this one. it's not the typical beautiful-face-of-some-25-years-old-blonde, but a really well done portrait of an "average" woman, which tells a lot of her (your) personality. technically seen, the only thing that bothers me a bit is the hair beeing a bit dark on her backside. the b&w works really well and the background (though a bit tilted...) gives a good softy contrast to the rather harsh lighting on her face.
overall i think it's one of the best i've seen in this challenge and gets a 9 from me. good luck :)

Can you spot the frog on the lily pads
by ladpupmoe

Comment by Caltrop:
just behind the white flower - wouldn't have seen him if you hadn't mentioned it

Can you spot the frog on the lily pads
by ladpupmoe

Comment by sherpet:
What a pleasing and refreshing image here, for this rhythm challenge.....