Let it Ride..
by BoBaLLoOo

Comment:
night lighting and composition

Polka Leaf
by svstoltz

Comment:
very shallow DOF -not enough in focus for me

My Spotted Puppy
by red_gecko

Comment:
great puppy portrait! the simple background really makes him/her stand out. well done. 8

In the garden
by tinky2

Comment:
very nice, I am a sucker for butterfly shots

I'm on my way
by slartibartfast

Comment:
spots are indeed in the photo but are not the subject, or on the subject which is the lizard. So the spots are there incidentaly, imo.

Patting Patches (the spotted dog)
by deana

Comment:
very cute, but the spots seems to be only incidental to the shot

Sun Kissed
by runeric

Comment:
sorry, but 'soft' eyes on a portrait is not a good idea.

Sandstone and Lava
by puzzled

Comment:
very interesting. IMO --> cropping out approx. top 1/3 to eliminate the bright right upper corner would have greatly improved this picture and kicked it up a couple points.

touch
by Ollli

Comment:
spots? very dark and blurry

Spotty, Spotty Night
by Melicity

Comment:
Wide-field astro is tough; expecially when there is illumination present -you need a long enough exposure to get the stars, but not too long that any light polution gets overexposed. IMO-next itme point the camera directly at the north star so you get at least one non-moving star, or piggyback mount thte camera on a scope that can track the sky so you get nice bright circular stars of all brightnesses and tons of detail.

Also, the contest rules would have allowed you to edit out the hot/cold (red/blue)pixels in the photo. 4