Jade
by sherpet

Comment:
I'm gonna have to go out and get an agave plant now = P The pastel tones are great.

After the storm
by beggs

Comment:
Nice composition and subject. The raindrops are a nice touch. The right bottom corner looks soft compared to the rest of the shot - maybe a smaller aperture to bring it all into sharp focus? I like the contrast in the largest drop especially - the dark green offsets the black shadow of the drop nicely. Some dodging and burning to accentuate this throughout the rest of the leaf might make this more visually appealing as well. Still, a nice photo.

Tulip
by collie65

Comment:
The textures really aren't emphasized here. I'd suggest trying this with the flower in a more 'studio' type setting - the harsh lighting is contributing to the lost highlights in the flower. Alternately, this might have worked better with a top-down shot of the flower to lessen the blending of the green tones (the flower as the subject vs. the grasses/weeds behind it). Keep trying though.

~ heatwave ~
by Stagolee

Comment:
I like the burnt corners here - it (and the other elements of the photo) really strengthen the relationship to the title. It looks to me like the 4 lesser peppers are slightly darker than the one at the front - I think I'd either prefer this exaggerated a bit more or have them all consistent, but that's just my opinion. Nice shot overall.

Just Charley
by Nigel

Comment:
I'm not sure this is the best choice for textures in its current presentation - the subject blends in too well with the background, giving an overall flat look to the photo imho. I think this might work with a fair amount of dodging and burning to better emphasize the cat and the lighting.

Texture in Facets
by KiwiShotz

Comment:
I think this could be a strong subject, but needs more attention given to the lighting - the highlights are distributed somewhat randomly, making the image appear a little busy (imho). It looks to me like direct sunlight, but a more controlled lighting set up could probably fix this up nicely.

Fading Rays of Light
by theSaj

Comment:
I'm not sure this quite fits for textures - it's difficult to discern a 3-dimensional object here (it looks like it may be a screenshot). In any case, the 'feeling' (texture) of the image is lost on me.

Watering Hole
by atsxus

Comment:
I think this can work for textures, but with the editing done, it looks a little flat. A little more saturation in the orange fur could help separate this from the background more imho.

Amber: Jewel of Nature
by maguero

Comment:
Very sticky-looking = )

Elegant Decay
by quiet_observation

Comment:
Lighting is a little harsh (it sort of looks like direct flash). The textures are there and the subject & teal coloring is good, but I'd prefer a framing/composition that makes the sloped portion at the top right flat (and consequently cropped out of the image) - the focus on that section is soft but its still a distraction b/c of the large amount of the image that it takes up (imho).