Scattered Pine seeds
by alpharich

Comment:
I'm looking at this and trying to come up with something to say. I kind of like it, but I'm not sure. I mean, it's hard to settle in with it. Not sure where the point of focus or interest is. Without seeing other arrangements it's hard to say if another composition may have worked better. Sorry. Nothing over the top positive to say, yet nothing I can mention in a constructive criticism either. :( The exposure and lighting is fine. How about that? :D Good luck in the challenge.

All - you - can - eat Buffet :)
by ShutterPug

Comment:
Amazing how much they can stuff in there isn't it. ;^) This is cute. I wish that some of the seed was in focus with the chipmunk. Nonetheless, a nice capture. Good luck in the challenge.

Sway
by jmritz

Comment:
Good job exposing for this correctly to capture the detail quite nicely. Sharp and well focused. Usually this type of "seed" is photographed as a backlit subject to show off the fringe, although this works just fine as it is. Good luck in the challenge.

Descendants
by sher

Comment:
That's a finely sliced DOF line. I like the low-key lighting for this. Sharp, well-focused... Not sure about the angle. It adds interest but it's giving me a stiff neck! ;^) Nicely done.

Carrier of Seeds To Far Away Places
by JeffryZ

Comment:
Hmmm...where have I seen this ship before? ;^) It's an interesting image, however I think you're relying too much on the title to make the connection to the challenge theme. JMO of course.

Classically Seedy
by temba

Comment:
Such a tricky thing to expose these dandelion heads correctly. You're near (perhaps over) the edge on being being overexposed in the highlights. From looking at this I get the impression that this image is a crop of something larger. Background is a little noisy and the "fluff" could be sharper. There is one, maybe two others with dandelion heads that are nicely defined and sharp in this challenge. For example - [thumb]395774[/thumb].

All of the above is JMO of course. Just trying to be honest. ;^)

the end and the beginning
by ursula

Comment:
Nice. Crisp, clear, interesting to look at. I like the color tone you've selected (kicking myself - almost used this tone and chickened out). Nice use of bg material to add, yet not impose, to the image overall.

Pod Heads
by Ivo

Comment:
This is very cool. I really like the tone and contrast (sharp too!). Very nice job of processing this.

Gone to Seed
by sailjo

Comment:
A little hot up top, green may have been pushed too far in saturation, and possibly could be a little sharper. All that said, I still like it! ;^) Nice bokeh in the background. I need to grow some of these so I don't have to hunt for them when I need one to add to a photo. :P

Best of luck to you in the challenge.

Maple Tree Seeds
by Alain

Comment:
Yep - clean, simple, nice bokeh background, sharp and well focused. Put it in a frame! ;^) Well done. Good luck in the challenge.