A cabbage serves as well as any skull / to be the book in which to read a round...
by Bear_Music

Comment:
Gorgeous. Front page.

Sty Gazing
by shannon1964

Comment:
Cute shot. Would have liked to see more of the reflection in the ball in focus too.

My Blue Heaven
by vawendy

Comment:
Stunning. Hoping this is a live bird and marking high. Hope I don't find out it was stuffed. Not sure what the yellow is at the bottom of the pic, at least on my monitor, but basic editing, so probably no choice.

Martini Anyone?
by michelaudette

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A hidden sphere, but there it is! The slightly off center cropping bothers me, but maybe you wanted to include more splash? I know these shots take a lot of set-up, so point for that.

Eye for Details
by yjoshi

Comment:
Wow! Great close up, but I think the composition could have been improved - but not experienced enough to tell you how.

Transformations - from squares to spheres
by NeVeRyn

Comment:
Clever take, good composition. Not too fond of just the RH sphere being in focus though. Obviously lots of work. Points for effort and originality.

Marble of Least Confusion
by zencow

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Beautiful shot, bokeh, DOF

Rising
by wildiris

Comment:
No idea what this is but I love it! Gorgeous colors and composition.

Global Interest
by hawkeyefilms

Comment:
Interesting composition and good title. I'm guessing that the background is supposed to be stars in the sky? I realize its basic editing. I actually would have preferred it without the little globe hanging dead center.

Rushing to the Next Assignment
by hesitant

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Originally posted by basssman7: Great effort and a nice image. However I just see way to many of these images. Mount the camera on a pod in or outside of the vehicle and head down the highway snapping away. The image would normally be an 8, but for lack of originality it is now a 5. sorry.

These type of comments continue to annoy me. I've been an amateur for years, now moving up to prosumer. Recently started submitting photos to DP challenge. This might not be original to you, but it is to me. And anyhow, what in life IS truly original? Do we slam Ansell Adams for taking photos of the same mountain scenery again and again? Or Monet for painting water lily after water lily. Surely it is the quality of the picture, the composition, color, clarity, framing, etc. that should count. Originality might be worth 1 point in a particular challenge if there are many of a similar shot, but that's about all.