Free Souvenir
by rubyrednails

Comment:
The camera is focused on the sand above the sand dollar. Bringing the focus down would help a lot.

wine frog
by Seanachai

Comment:
It's strangely noisy around the frog, but a really nice, emotive shot! He's got a little froggy smile!

Midriff Perennial
by dunces

Comment:
If you can track down something called "spirit gum", its an adhesive used for stage makeup, it would make taking a shot like that a lot less delicate. Also fake eyelash glue that you can get at any grocery store works.

I like the lighting very much, the DOF is a little shallow for me though. 7

Standing Alone
by nathaliedoo

Comment:
The darker tree near the front really competes for focus. I like the hazy light, but I'd also like some more dark values to provide a little contrast. Interesting shot.

To the rescue
by terje

Comment:
What's sitting in the passenger, er, drivers? seat???
In all seriousness, this is an excellent photo I'm sure I'll see in the top ten!

Island in the Fog
by mariomel

Comment:
I like this picture, prolly more than I should! I would like there to be some more midtones, but the image really pops for me.

Enjoying the Sun
by ChrisW123

Comment:
Nice DOF, the flower really pops! I wish your background was just a little less over-exposed, especially toward the bottom of the pic.

At the center of the picture
by Luca66

Comment:
An interesting idea, but the sun is too bright. It washed out your picture a lot.

Nice Blue Eyes And No Teeth In The Middle
by Mona

Comment:
It's too bad that this pic is so noisy, cause it's really funny!

Baby Blues
by debitipton

Comment:
Greetings from the Critique Club, and your daughter!

How weird out of all of the randomly alotted pictures, to be alloted yours for in-depth critique, hehehe...

Composition: This seems to be the main area of concern for your commenters. I don't think that the foreground is as distracting as they say, but I might have cropped in maybe a half inch on the bottom and an inch on the right hand side. Not in as far as one of your commenters suggested, but enough to draw the focus to the eggs a bit more. Try it- it might throw off the balance a little though.

TECHNICAL: (COMPUTER HAS GONE HAYWIRE AND CAPSLOCK WONT RELEASE) A LITTLE MORE DOF MIGHT HAVE HELPED WITH THE FOREGROUND, BUT RIGHT NOW IT FOCUSES NICELY ON THE EGGS. THE EXPOSURE SEEMS RIGHT ON, KEEPING THE COLORS RICH. I MIGHT DO A LIGHT BURN ON THE BRIGHT PARTS OF THE NEST NOW THAT YOU CAN EDIT IT AS YOU PLEASE.

APPEAL: IT APPEALS TO ME, BUT MANY OF THE VOTERS SEEM TO HAVE FOUND IT PRETTY MIDDLE OF THE ROAD. IT'S POSSIBLE THAT THEY EXPECTED SOMETHING MORE "WACKY" OR OUT THERE FOR THE SOMETHING NEW CHALLENGE.

FITTING THE CHALLENGE: I'VE NEVER SEEN YOU TAKE A PICTURE OF EGGS BEFORE, NOR HAVE I SEEN YOU CLIMBING TREES CAMERA IN HAND.

SORRY FOR ALL THE YELLING. DARM WORK COMPUTER!
AMANDA