Blue-eyed Darner (Aeshna multicolor)
by vtruan

Comment:
Beautiful capture of an equally beautiful dragonfly. The slight movement in the tail and the blur of the wings really makes this...

That's a species we don't see in Britain and it is nice to see so much colour and detail.

Rochdale One
by Pano

Comment:
So....about that horizon ;)

That is dramatic use of perspective!

Log Raft to Modern Yacht
by GIS_boy

Comment:
"Where are the logs?" Some people just have such an odd view of the world ;)
I still think this is a great picture, I hope you have a massive print of it on the wall at home. If I'd taken it I wouldn't stop looking at it!

Presswork
by theson

Comment:
Great lighting. I like the tones and the composition. A little more depth of field would have been nice. 8 from me. Bumping up to 9.

"Regression"--This image was disqualified from the Progress challenge
by charliebaker

Comment:
I can't claim to understand this picture at all so I shouldn't really vote on it but it is annoying seeing it sit there on screen above the single 10 I awarded. I suppose all will be revealed after the challenge, but it doesn't look like a photograph, it just doesn't look like anything. It's the only 3 I'm going to give in the challenge.

Preservation and Restoration of Endangered Habitats (Monarch is only one example)
by JunieMoon

Comment:
A little macro-critique in case it is helpful.
I like the format and the composition, the position of the butterfly is good and so is the inclusion of a portion of the flower-head on which the butterfly is feeding.
However, the butterfly isn't in focus, it looks like the point of focus is on the front of the flower.
The trailing edge of the forewing is too close to the edge of the frame and the tip of one of the antennae has been chopped off.
The lighting on the butterfly and the flower is soft and subtle which works nicely but the light on the background is too harsh and bright which is a problem. Sometimes it is possible to hold up a diffuser sheet to control the light on the background.
Rotating the camera to take a vertical might have allowed you to eliminate that bright flower on the bottom left whicle still retaining the overall feel of the picture.

Vegas - Progress in the West
by angela_packard

Comment:
A simple picture with such busy content. I like to think this would look fantastic as a large print, I want to look at all the little details scattered across the scene. Any picture which makes me want to see more is a success in my view.

The Price We Pay
by owen

Comment:
Superb colours and the rippling reflection is excellent. I'm glad you chose the vertical format rather than horizontal. It is the kind of scene which demands to be photographed.

One Stick at a time
by hahn23

Comment:
Excellent work. The composition, especially the position of the bird is spot on and I like the background. I'm looking forward to reading the location and some more details when the challenge is over.

Left Behind
by MochaJunkie

Comment:
It's an interesting scene but I can't see anything sharp in the picture.