Day-8 Christmas Market
by carofo

Comment:
Even with no snow on the ground it looks like an interesting place to stroll and window shop:-) Maybe it just needs a change in angle to look more magical. Straight on shots are *generally* not as interesting as those taken from a different angle or point of view. I don't know if your camera has this feature but if it does you can pivot the viewscreen so that you can look at what you are shooting when placing the camera at 'ground level' angled up. A very low angle say that of a child looking up at these stalls would add visual interest - especially if taken at a 45 degree angle that shows the shops stretching out down the isle. The trick would to be to exclude as much of the telephone poles & wires in the process but that could be accomplished by cropping to a 'widescreen' movie feel view:-)

Candy Cane Twist.jpg
by treimee

Comment:
Just a quick glance at the thumbnail, I thought I was looking at some unusual spiked plant with the spikes at the diagonal. The closer look of course shows some unusually colored candy canes. I like the way you composed the shot to lay on the diagonal. It adds visual interest to the composition and it also happens to 'follow' the lines/stripes on the candy canes as well. Colors are bold and pop off the page. My only critique is that the backdrop is not a solid color and has 'things' going on in the backdrop that distract. One suggestion is to get a solid tone background so the white and blue colors of the candy cane really pops off of it (black would work best). The second suggestion is that you have more of the same colored candy canes lying underneath the six you see here so that it adds even MORE lines and pop of color to be visually interesting.

4046 Red Tree
by pixelpig

Comment:
This has such an impressionistic feel that I feel I am looking at a painting rather than a PP photograph! I have tried my hand at impressionistic photo taking like yourself and it is sometimes amazing what a little carefully down camera movement can do. Well done here! Love the splay of colors here. The reds are bold and vibrant! And the colors from the tree stream off into the sky as the 'paintbrush' pushes the color up in long swift strokes.

Alignment of Venus, Jupiter and the Moon
by vlado

Comment:
Wow! Nice close-up shot of the alignment! Mars and Venus are in great clarity as well as the cool details we see on the 'dark' side of the moon.

Gerbera
by Tej

Comment:
Textures and colors really make this composition visually interesting. It holds the eyes' attention such that we linger to explore the textural feel of every corner of this image. The splash of red from the two flowers adds bold color to an otherwise starkly contrasted scene.

LittleDropsOfJoy.jpg
by Tej

Comment:
Wow! Love the clarity of the waterdrops hanging from the plant. The overlay gives this photo some wonderful and interesting textures for the eye to explore. Not only that but the waterdrops on the plants takes on the illusion of being 'streetlamps' that 'light up' the night. This illusion happens because you have a halo of light surrounding your main subjects and around that halo is darkness.

Chemo Day #1
by colorcarnival

Comment:
This is a lovely little way to bring positive thoughts and smiles to a tough battle ahead. A photo 'slice of life' that holds on to the idea & hope that both she and the family will be looking back upon with the thoughts "yeah, those were some trying times but with love, support, and family I made it here today". I really like the idea this strong lady is holding onto "Joy" with a smile that lights up her face. I hope that the chemo is a success.

day 1... The long road
by haze

Comment:
I like how you composed and cropped your shot for it take on the appearance of a scene from a widescreen movie. The vanishing point really captures and draws the eye's attention to walk the path that stretches forth. Tones and contrasts are good. I like that you played up the details here. Specifically making sure that the road/pathway extends and touches the left and right corners of the foreground frame in the photo. I makes it look like we are litterally stepping out on to the road that is right there in front of us.

End of Fall
by karmat

Comment:
Details of the waterdrops and texture (love the veins that show up) of the leave are wonderful! Color tones are nice and dynamic. I like how you added a bit of visual interest to hold the eye's attention by composing the main subject (the waterdrop adorned leaf) at a diagonal.

Near the End
by Charlene

Comment:
Burr! It is cold and wet and I feel it by looking at this photo. Nice capture of this chilly cherry. Love the bold contrast of the deep red that pops off of the predominantly white backdrop.