Crystal Etching
by tsheets

Comment:
something about the lighting seems wrong here. Not sure how you would have corrected it prior to the shot, but needs some work in editing to get rid of the glare.

Pork on the grill
by Flinx

Comment:
I dont find the subject very interesting - but then maybe it is only because I am not hungry at this time. I do like that you were creative and did not just shoot another bug. Nice detail to both the front end of the pork and the grill

I've Got My Eyes on You!
by van63

Comment:
needs the brightness on the cats face/chest toned down - perhaps by tweaking the WB on your camera. Not really a macro or near-macro as you did not zoom in to a specific feature of this feline.

Three in One Macro
by Falc

Comment:
this is an awesome shot. Yours is one of three tens I have given out this challenge - wish I could give it an 11.

Green Dragon
by md8speed

Comment:
what a cute little guy! Nice green and yellow tones - detail is pretty good. Too bad you could not get rid of the white specks on the eys though. Still - 10

Hello
by gaurawa

Comment:
the colors are beautiful. I love the detail on the face - even the area between the eys where this fly looks to have been sutured together - lol
Great shot 10

Square Nail
by jbeazell

Comment:
the subject, while plain, does make me wonder what is at the end of the rope, or what the rope is being used for. However, for a macro challenge you need to concentrate on an area of 1-2 inches - even without a true macro lens, you should be as close as you can to the subject and try for sharp detail of the most interesting part.

Asparagus #4...
by pidge

Comment:
upper corner is too bright - focus too soft

I See You!
by maxj

Comment:
the baby is adorable - however not close enough to constitute MACRO or even near-Macro. The focus is way too soft in my opinion

Abstract Branch
by singe

Comment:
very OOF, and backlighting does not work well for macros