bee 2.jpg
by saltwatershots

Comment by jonfrommk:
Superb macro, great capture of the bee and the positioning on the flower is wonderful. Love the gentle bokeh and the fact that there are no other plants that break up the continuity of the background green

Perhaps a fraction more contrast as has already been suggested but as with others of your shots I feel that this would be the merest tweak on what is already a phenomenal picture

cargo ship.jpg
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Comment by jonfrommk:
A stunning silhouette and the dusk sky is captured percetly.

Struggling on a sour, perhaps the orange inner border could be lost

A wonderful shot that I could imagine gracing the pages of a travel or holiday brochure

Simple yet very very effective

double rainbow.jpg
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Comment by jonfrommk:
Wonderful composition and image. The lighing is exquisite (especially on the second outcrop of rocks)

For my tastes it feels like it could have done with a fraction more sharpening on the front rocks and I think that with this it would have been a genuine ribbon contender in a challenge.

Still would have scored a 7 or 8 from me
as is

twilight pelican.jpg
by saltwatershots

Comment by jonfrommk:
Ha! Well just to show the difficulty in accomodating everyone's taste in submitting to challenges, I have to say that I love the range of softer blue colouring and the frame works very well for my taste.

Sour, well I dont know why but the blur doesnt work as well as it might. I almost feel that it should either be slightly more blurred or less so.

Lovely image

double rainbow.jpg
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Comment by Charlene:
Absolutely lovely. I'd maybe try to sharpen it so the rocks would be more detailed.

razor wire.jpg
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Comment by Charlene:
Great colors and lines. I can't see a 'sour' for me.

twilight pelican.jpg
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Comment by Charlene:
Lovely leading lines and I like the blur. I may have tried to crop off a bit from the bottom and tried to give more sky above the bird.

b&w raindrops.jpg
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Comment by Charlene:
I love the colors and raindrops. The only thing that distracts me is the border. It just has me going back and forth between the image and the border.

cargo ship.jpg
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Comment by Charlene:
Lovely sunset and silhouette. I can't really think of a negative, unless you wanted to clone out the anchor lines (?).

bee 2.jpg
by saltwatershots

Comment by Charlene:
Lovely dof, composition and colors. Maybe a bit more focus or sharpness on the bee. Great detail for what's there though.