Raindrops
by drdab99

Comment by dsidwell:
My first 10! This evokes feelings in me that are peaceful and relaxing. Your round shapes are well used! Even the roundness o fthe twigs help. Aaaaahhhh!

Raindrops
by drdab99

Comment by Kavey:
Nice images. Not at all keen on background and border treatment.

Raindrops
by drdab99

Comment by carsten:
Good focus in all three. You have put them together very well. I don´t think it´s a good idea to use italian textstyle when you write vertically. But that is just a small detail. I like your picture very much and it´s one of my favourites this week. Well done and good luck!

Raindrops
by drdab99

Comment by sunflower:
Love how the raindrops act as lenses, inverting images.

Bloodroot and Shadow
by drdab99

Comment by lisae:
Very nice. I like the use of the shadow in this photo. Sets it apart from a lot of others. It's a good, artistic photo with great lighting and a gorgeous background of leaf litter. I'm giving it 10.

Bloodroot and Shadow
by drdab99

Comment by Jacko:
I like it. the shadow gives it depth. Nice placement of the flower. Jacko. 8

Bloodroot and Shadow
by drdab99

Comment by BJ:
Very cool concept, composition. I'm not sure, but I think it may be a bit oversharpened?

Evening Rain
by drdab99

Comment by sylandrix:
Greetings from the Critique Club!!...

COMPOSITION... I think the monochrome tone with blue toning gives the photo a really nice look...very moody. Also like the fact that the droplets are different sizes and have clear reflections. Background's a nice blur which doesn't detract from the subject. Composition of the leaves are ok, but something about their placement bothers me... If the right buds were tilted towards the right, the eye would have an easier time following the branch, would make a more natural curve. A little nit-picky but I just feel the branch takes an abrupt turn and has a hard time fitting the frame. How about a diagonal composition? When about to shoot a subject, always a good idea to try looking at it from many angles, moving your camera viewfinder like crazy.. I'm not sure how other compositions would have worked, maybe this one was the best giving the rest of the plant, other obstacles, etc...

TECHNIQUE... I like silhouetting the leaves... I think a shot with the leaves perfectly exposed would dull the image. Still, I find them a little too dark... a little more texture in the dark areas of the leaves would be nice...the top-rightmost bud is an example of the kind of exposure that would have been nice for the rest of the branch. A little noisy, but it adds a gritty feel to the photo that I think adds to the image as a whole.

OVERALL.. Any flaws I mentioned are pretty minor, a very moody capture that would have worked well for the flora challenge as well :)

Bloodroot and Shadow
by drdab99

Comment by jmsetzler:
excellent lighting... the shadow in this photo is impressive... nice work :) - setzler

Bloodroot and Shadow
by drdab99

Comment by DennisF:
Wonderful composition. Well done.