a new hope
by Phileine

Comment:
Simple and elegant. Nicely composed.

A rose with two-lips
by parrothead

Comment:
This is an excellent photo - well composed - really tells a story. Nice job.

Tree Rippening
by OneSweetSin

Comment:
Great idea - but there is so much sun on the apple that it washes out the colors at this exposure.

Rain Forrest
by dirkjan_denelzen

Comment:
This image is definitely an excellent choice for this challenge. This gives me a feeling of being in a rain forest. However, it feels somewhat over exposed - too bright top center.

Natural fractal 2
by rhipster

Comment:
Lovely rich colors here - nice and sharp - lighting is excellent. And i really like how the naturall lines lead your eye through the photo! Very nice work!

Waterfall
by RudyC310

Comment:
I like your concept here and the beautiful greens you captured here. But my feeling is too much of the phot is blurred.

Aborigine
by StevePax

Comment:
I like your concept here -with your wooden man peeking out through the foliage. I feel like it would be a stronger picture if you had also gotten the leaf in the upper left more sharply focused. It is such a prominent feature in the photo that it is distracting.

Under Assault
by traser

Comment:
Love your picture of the copper beetle (I think that is what they are called.) Great detail and well composed. I like your choice of depth of field - your bug is nicely focused and the rest nicely blurs out. However, I think this photo is more focused on the bug than the botany -not meeting the challenge very well.

Match Maker
by toddhead

Comment:
This is a lovely macro. You have great detail on the bee and lovely focus on the center of the flower. However, I feel like the focal point of the picture doesn't match the challenge.

Reclamation
by s2fraser

Comment:
Hit return accidentally - I'll try again. You've got hot spots on your leaves in the foreground and your sky is washed out indicating that this was overexposed. I have found forest shots with greens work better underexposed - makes the greens deeper and richer. Forest pictures also work better on cloudy days when the light is spread more evenly.