Sweet Pea
by train

Comment:
Beautiful. Great composition and lighting.

Mesmerized
by parrothead

Comment:
Those eyes... Wow. Great composition. Good Luck

Nocturnal Homestead
by Nald

Comment:
Beautiful shot. Feels a little tilted. Good Luck

Nature Smiles
by davidus428

Comment:
Awesome shot. these guys are so much fun to photograph. Not wild about the border, though. :-)

A Texas Forest
by Mary Ann Melton

Comment:
Reminds me of a scene in the movie "Beastmaster." Very pretty. Excellent composition. Good Luck

Maturity's Sacrifice Feeds the Vigor of Youth
by DrAchoo

Comment:
I gave you a 5 (mainly because of your out-of-the-box thinking... otherwise I probably would have scored it lower). I did get what you were going for somewhat. I'm not one who needs to be hit over the head with the idea as I usually get these "out-of-the-box" submissions. I just didn't feel you pulled off the idea you were going for well. Had I not read your post I never would have know the object this was growing on was a tree as it is just not evident here (it really looks like dirt). I think composition needed a little improvement. Perhaps shaving off a little of the bottom (particularly the right) to make it feel less centered. I know you felt the additional wood took from the overall impact, but i would still like to have seen it. It might have helped people understand what you were going for better. Finally, there just wasn't any "Wow" factor to this one for me. I give my highest marks to those I feel met the challenge and are still interesting enough for me to want on my wall. This just didn't fit the bill for me.

The Longing for a Greenhouse
by Tallbloke

Comment:
Well, I gave you a three. Seeing only one plant in there I hd no idea this was a greenhouse first off. I thought it was perhaps a screened in porch. The title added to my conclusion. The foreground is very distracting as are the blurry gold streaks reaching into the sky (most noticeabel on the left). Lastly, it just doesn't have a strong feeling of adulthood.

Mukwa
by taterbug

Comment:
What a beautiful baby.

Bone collector
by alithenake

Comment:
I think this wuld be a great shot if it weren't for the one skull in the shadow.

Steps into insanity
by asij

Comment:
This was one of my favorites as well. I was one of your 18 tens. Real shame about the DQ but don't beat yourself up about it. can't wait to see what you submit next!