Lime
by dogz

Comment:
I really like this image. Not just because I like limes, either. It has a very balanced overall impact, good contrasts, great detail and, obviously, a strong application of the theme of the challenge, "Backlighting". As a result, it is a very strong image with lasting impact. Congratulations.

Lemon Lime
by ScantyNebula

Comment:
Really nice image. It's cool how you were able to stop some action and yet retain vibrant colors, great detail and good focus. Congratulations.

Soccoro pear
by hannafate

Comment:
This is an example of what many folks in this challenge failed to achieve - subject and surrounding having plenty of detail, even subdued colors in many areas, without blowing everything out with atomic highlights. I like the extreme detail and the sharp contrasts. Congratulations.

and the sun comes down....
by arbil14

Comment:
I'd be looking for more focus and detail in this image. It looks slightly cloudy. Nice idea though. Don't change the dark background. That works, except where the object it's resting on shows. Good luck with the challenge.

The Moonlight Power ....
by kaske666

Comment:
Same set, different subject (an artichoke, bell pepper, tomato or apple), and I would have been attracted to the image a lot more. The image may also have been more concise with cropping which allowed more of the right and left edges of the circle to show, thus allowing the dark background to form more of the entire circle. Just my opinion. Good luck with the challenge.

Cat's Tail
by WildflowerJoy

Comment:
I really like the contrast and the detail on the cat tail. Nice focus. Only recommendation would have been to slip a black backdrop behind the near leaves and stems and eliminate the out of focus ones in back entirely. They tend to distract me when viewing the overall image.

Waiting....
by Photomama

Comment:
From my viewpoint, this image has lots of higher potential, depending upon how it is printed. Right now it appears to me to have too much bright highlight in the door window. You can't see any detail in the actual curtain except in a couple of places around the edge and at the bottom. If the curtain detail or pattern showed more, and the most extreme bright was toned down to the area where the young girl is peeking around the curtain it might tend to draw the eye more to the main action in the image and cause you to squint less. In other words, less is more. (If only I could do that with my commenting... ) At least that's my opinion. You may have already tried that and discarded it as a possiblity. It IS a nice image.

Sunny Evening
by agwright

Comment:
I just love critiquing photographs. This image is an extraordinary example of why. You could sit here for hours and just get lost in the exquisite detail of those petals, in the blending of colors from bright yellows to bright orange/reds to dark orange/reds to yellows to dark yellows to yellow/greens to dark greens - all creating contrasts in a radiating pattern going outward from dark to light ... Of course, you know that. You took the image. Cool cropping, too. Congratulations. It's great!

Twilight time
by Jinjit

Comment:
This is the kind of image you expect to see people pick up for high class interior decorating. It really is a striking combination of colors, highlights and contrasts. The composition is such that everything (circular color scheme, grouping of plant stems, bright lights) draws you into the center focal point where all light eminates. Really nice image. Congratulations.

Poker's Mona Lisa
by LucidLotus

Comment:
You know, this is one of those photos that is so subtle that I passed it right by the first few times I was rating ... and then I viewed it while in just the right mood and, Bingo! It clicked. Its just so darn delicate and monotone that you have to look closely and then concentrate on patterns, subtle contrasts, shadows, focusing details, light gently seeping through ... I ended up adding multiple points to my first rating. Nice image. Thanks for sharing.