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by mimsydotes

Comment:
cropped too tight, and the the flatness of the b&w would be much improved with the vivid colours I imagine are in the sky, leaves and pine-cone considering how strong the sunlight seems to be.

After The Rain
by Bowerbird

Comment:
A nicely composed shot, and nice balance between the line of the branch, the texture of the water and the form and colour of the flower. But just wondering if the WB was set for cloudy conditions since it seems very dark.

24 Hour Branch
by nruter

Comment:
A poor choice of subject since you would have gotten more control of the lighting out of the car, and standing at the ATM. Also the yellow glow should be fixed by setting the WB correctly for candescent lights.

Please Do Not Feed The Birds
by basia03

Comment:
The sign and swans (although nice elements) takes away a bit from the strong action happening with the young boy playing with the branch. You could have moved further left and closer so as to make him fill more of the shot, and catch some features like his shadow. And also resolve the direction of his gaze by either placing some space that way rather than placing the space at his back and making his face so close to the edge of the shot, or else get him to face back towards the direction you want the viewers focus (the brannch dragging inm the water).

Branches
by mattmunger

Comment:
Looks like a tourist snapshot of a waterfall and some trees rather than saying anything in particular about branches.

Dove Branch
by FotoMunki

Comment:
A nice nature shot, but would be more suitable to this particular challenge if you pulled the frame out and make the line of the branch the subject, with the bird as an attractive feature on the branch, rather than the bird dominating the frame and focus. It could also be placed away from the very centre.

Branch of Abraham
by unicum

Comment:
Seems to have just missed the facial features at the point of sharp focus, (maybe it's excess noise?), and the crop is too tight to their arms. An interesting and original take on the challenge though, and has loads of potential for exploring the other branches of Abraham: Islam and Christianity as well, and how they interact.

Nature Garden Art
by train

Comment:
A well caught effect, but loses a lot of impact with the fence in the background, and could be composed better with less enthuastic crop.

Solitaire
by kosmikkreeper

Comment:
Maybe a tripod with a long shutter speed would let you use a torch(flashlight) to paint the light more evenly and would have fixed both the harsh lighting form the flash and helped you pick up the drops more clearly. The composition would be improved also by not having the branch so central in the shot. And finally, the desat to b&w isn't so effective here, and would be better in colour with a splash of green from the leaves.

Branching Out From Under The Covers
by cloverstar

Comment:
Aside from the blantant misunderstanding of the expression "branching out", from a purely technical standpoint the focus is off. The fur and whiskers should have been caught pin-sharp. The composition however is charming.