Time
by Douglas

Comment:
Half time. The other half I'm board.

mountain snail
by arlanbart

Comment:
I like the framing, the lighting, and the background very much. I find myself wondering whether the shell and the eyes are not just a little more interesting than the texture on the back of the neck; then I realize focusing on the shell instead of the head and neck would ruin the framing.

Red White & Blue
by idnic

Comment:
Great colors, Nice concept. Nice composition and lighting. There's a chromatic aberration thing going on where cream meets background that seems a bit bothersome. A radical solution would be to crop it off - don't know if this would ruin the photo or make it a little less static.

Shorewrack — Shells & Sand, 2005
by Bear_Music

Comment:
The lighting, color, and texture are exquisite.

Bad "Hair" Day
by cdn1

Comment:
How did you get her to tilt here head so coyly? I love the colors and the frizzy lines. Nice

Sergeant Dick
by labuds

Comment:
The long lens shot wide open certainly creates the macro effect. Macro or not, it's a well composed, lit, focused, and shot photo.

Concrete
by mlhop05

Comment:
Lighting is just a little harsh - almost as if done with a flash. Not clear that this is a macro shot .

Net Shot Gerbera X
by banmorn

Comment:
Very nicely created - little lenses of water in a nylon net. Not convinced I want to see the world full of photos like this - but it's the first time I've seen the technique so it's worth an extra point or so for novelty.

Apple
by AlexMonty

Comment:
Nicely observed. Well Lit. The white point correction seems a little yellow. Don't know why, but that seems to matter.

In the Clover
by Tallbloke

Comment:
The focus is astonishingly sharp. Both clover and bee are superbly lit and rendered. One wonders whether the composition might be strengthened by cropping a bit of the right side off the image.

And if you will allow a bit of an absurdist comment: the bee or the clover is the wrong color. This commentator just doesn't like black and gold with this bright cerise, chartreuse green (BG) , red, and white.