Simplicity
by karmat

Comment by geinafets:
I like the idea of this photo, but I wish you had replaced the dull colored leaves with some that still had color.

Fall
by karmat

Comment by npasel:
Looks like my exciting steps!

Fall
by karmat

Comment by ShutterPug:
Nice focus and bokeh

Sadness
by karmat

Comment by jtammyg:
A wake up call, and yet we know about it and do nothing. Nicely done.

Watching
by karmat

Comment by RulerZigzag:
Voted 10, the shot is just technically perfect, the details are awesome too.

Watching
by karmat

Comment by bvy:
Good, but the desat wasn't necessary, I don't think. The centering and other technicals of the composition naturally lead the viewer to the player's eye.

Watching
by karmat

Comment by zerodark8:
Nicely done

Sadness
by karmat

Comment by jim29028:
This is not an attractive picture for me, it is sad that this kind of garbage is just left around, it just doesn't make for a flattering subject.

Watching
by karmat

Comment by Paul:
OK, I'm going through the Free Study submissions, purposefully finding those images I think are shot with a less conventional eye - this is one of those images! Thanks for offering something that isn't just DPC friendly eye-candy (though of course there's nothing wrong with eye-candy). I'll be picking one of these images for my Mu (most underrated) award:

Positives: I love the concept here and you have really captured it in your composition - no question that the viewers eye stays just where you want it. The slight vignette really works too.

Critical stuff: The coloured eye. I can see why you did it but I think you underestimated your image, I am a fan of selective desaturation (I use it myself quite a bit), but this image doesn't need it and I think you have robbed it of its 'specialness' - we focus on this 'gimmick' rather than the photography.

Overall: I hope I haven't offended - this is a really great image, really good photography but for me your editing choice has interfered with what would have been a 9 or 10 for me. I'm going 7 now (a big drop - but I think that is an honest assessment of the impact).

Watching
by karmat

Comment by annig:
great image..love the eye!