The flora isn't blooming here, yet, so this is last year's. :)
by jodiecoston

Comment:
Wow! I'm impressed that you could make a dead flower interesting! Nicely done!

Daisy chain
by marbo

Comment:
Nice idea, fair execution... I'd like just a touch more contrast between the daisies and the background.

Vine
by jimmyn4

Comment:
*Critique Club*

FIRST IMPRESSION: Good photograph, the number is clearly evident but nothing I would have though of on my own... great thinking!

CHALLENGE: Meets the challenge.

COMPOSITION: Excellent composition. I love the way the vien leads the viewers eye in from the corner, through the tangle at center, and up to the "9" at upper right. I would have preferred a more interesting background but understand this was a natural setting and the backgroung was pretty much out of your control.

TECHNICAL: Good exposure and I like the shallow depth of field, especially given the simple background.

CONCLUSION: A solid entry that was worthy of its top 10 finish.

Thanks for sharing and good luck in future challenges!

I Walked Here
by greenem2

Comment:
*Critique Club*

FIRST IMPRESSION: Great sweeping curves. I love the texture, light and shadow.

CHALLENGE: Meets the challenge.

COMPOSITION: Excellent composition. The lines of the bridge cause the viewer's eye to sweep across the photograph, taking in all the detail.

TECHNICAL: Great exposure, good detail from light to dark with no blowouts. The use of black and white makes the focus of this shot the bridge and its texture/light/shadows, rather than the brighter leaves of the trees. The sweeping curves and light through the bridge railings really set this image apart from the others.

CONCLUSION: A great image, one of my top scorers this week.

Thanks for sharing and good luck in future challenges!

Community Bridge
by mcrochip

Comment:
Nice capture of this bridge. You've put a unique slant on this subject ;-) . Seriously, tonal range looks good, good solid exposure, subject is crisp. Detail is good from light to dark.

Mond, RayMond
by jjbeguin

Comment:
In my opinion, this does not meet the challenge, which required that the subject be naturally occurring (not manufactured in any way), which is a shame, because this is a truly outstanding photograph.

GrapeVine 9
by kerrywc

Comment:
Excellent... good eye! Most of the photos went for the big, this proves that small works just as well or better.

#1 Key
by WILDBLUE

Comment:
In my opinion, this does not meet the challenge, which required that the subject be naturally occurring (not manufactured in any way).

Lovely Number Six
by boyte1

Comment:
Excellent macro shot!

Three strikes, out!
by johnmk

Comment:
In my opinion, this does not meet the challenge, which required that the subject be naturally occurring (not manufactured in any way).