Simply Twilight
by Hipychik

Comment by SandyP:
Awesome! I love this one!

The Offering
by Hipychik

Comment by ursula:
Lovely composition, great colours!

Tribute to Yakatme's "Rainforest"
by Hipychik

Comment by lovethelight:
mmmm awesome! even the same frog position im impressed. beautiful

The Offering
by Hipychik

Comment by jaysonmc:
The colors are a standout and the bokeh oh so wonderfully smooth. A well seen color combination.

Sour Apple!
by Hipychik

Comment by jaysonmc:
Wonderful expression and nice framing. Just needs the other eye slightly more in the DOF range. Still, this is much better than the score would indicate. Green and red always make for a wonderful punchy combination.

Tribute to Yakatme's "Rainforest"
by Hipychik

Comment by CNovack:
The level of detail on the leaf and the rich green and yellow tones is simply stunning!!! Love the shadow of the frog that we see from the underside of this leaf. You did a stunningly bang up job on reproducing the original. Really excellent work and I have absolutely nothing to suggest on how to improve this one:-)

Sunday Social Under the Willow
by Hipychik

Comment by CNovack:
I like the soft muted colors for it really gives this photo composition a look & feel of an old style painting. I think it is the colors but also the sweep of the 'weeping' tree branches (that are like brush strokes) that gives the impression of an oil painting. Normally I would prefer the main elements (the tree and the birds) to be in sharp as a tack focus but there is something to be said for soft focus and even blur (as I have recently learned from the impressionism challenge)that can add to the mood & feel of the capture. The soft colors and soft focus projects the feel of some soft breezes during a very warm summer day. The tree with it's sweeping branches is where the birds take a moment to rest under the cool shade the tree provides. Now I do have some small critiques in which I think that this capture could be better. The first is to include the tree in it's entirety. The top portion is chopped off. And I have to agree with another commenter's observation that the black frame just doesn't compliment the composition. Either have none at all or look for a softer tone to compliment the soft, muted colors in the composition.

Tribute to Yakatme's "Rainforest"
by Hipychik

Comment by vtruan:
In the ribbons for sure. Great shot.

Birdbath
by Hipychik

Comment by Ken:
That's a really cool birdbath. I like the composition and think this would look nice in B&W.

Tribute to Yakatme's "Rainforest"
by Hipychik

Comment by JuliBoc:
really well done.