Today’s lesson: A closer look into the brain of the mouse (Mus musculus .L)
by tibisan

Comment:
I remember something incredibly like this from a class a while ago; I don't ever remember doing mouse brains but I guess I did. Anyway, very VERY awesome photo and just perfect for this challenge!

Kingdom - Fungi, Genus - Agaricus, Species - A. bisporus
by timfythetoo

Comment:
I think bisporus would be the species and A is just the abbreviation for the genus? In any case the photo is very well done. I love all the detail, and the composition is very nice.

Elegance
by mia67

Comment:
You should make this into a print. Peacock photos are really appealing. This one is one of the lovelier that I've seen. Such vibrant blues! Great composition and background as well.

Speed
by gg3rd

Comment:
I like the composition of this one better than your entry, but definitely like the entry's colors better.

Hugs and Kisses
by CapeSail

Comment:
YAY! Awesome xoxo's! Just a bit more contrast/brighter fruit would have helped this be even better.

Food Coloring
by scalvert

Comment:
...! Brilliantly done.

Photographic LSD
by SharQ

Comment:
Wow, congrats on this good score! I voted this an 8 but was actually thinking that it would get a very poor score dut to how unusual it was - I'm very pleased that it didn't. I think the beautiful composition and the parallel lines really made this image work. Congrats again.

Badog
by erl89end

Comment:
Awesome use of color to emphasize the eyes.

Winter Aspens
by rasdub

Comment:
Oh congratulations! I am so pleased that this lovely abstract is in the top 10.

Brush Barn
by dsterner

Comment:
Regarding your photographer's comments - one thing that a lot of people will recommend is to not use the automatic feature on your camera. I had difficulty with this first but playing around with the manual settings gave me a feel for what types of changes had what effect. You can also try this tutorial for a beginning.

In the image I really love the red and gold tone - especially how the gold color spots on the barn are matched by the vegetation. It is a very lovely effect.