Botanics: Study of Plantlife
by shoggy

Comment:
Nicely composed and good lighting, but focus is a little soft. 6

Surface Tension
by KarenNfld

Comment:
Nicely composed and interesting lines. 6

Unfortunately, this one may suffer a bit from comparisons to the other similar shot entered in the challenge. I think the other will do better with the voters, both because the focus was sharper on the outer lines and its colors are richer than what you have here.

Botany:The Stamine and Pollination
by MattO

Comment:
Nice macro shot, but I'm having a little trouble with the DOF ... something about the contrast between the three in focus stamine and the three out of focus I don't like. Would have been nice to see just one in focus and the rest out, or all in focus, but nature doesn't always cooperate in that way. Still a nice photo and effective composition.

Reactor
by idnic

Comment:
Good idea, and you carried it off very well.

The Science of Flight
by jwillie44

Comment:
Good idea and a nice job of meeting the challenge, but I don't think the selective desat works here, at least in the manner in which you've applied it. 6

Crude Entymology
by skewsme

Comment:
Very Da Vinci like. Good illustration of the subject. The bug is a bit blurry for me, but that adds a bit to the victorian feel of this image.

'The Awakening' Pteridology- The Study of Ferns
by wildiris

Comment:
Nice macro shot ... meets the challenge, but not in a strong enough way to be a top contender for me. 6

The Young Botanist
by AP

Comment:
Very well composed, and I like the processing. Nice job separating the tree from the background ... wish that shadow wasn't on the tree, but not much you could have done about that. 7

Electroluminescence
by Sting11165

Comment:
Interesting close up and nice background colors. Lighting on the LEDs (if that's what they are) is a little distracting, particularly the black bands around the outer edges. 7

If you can't measure something, it doesn't exist ..
by ralph

Comment:
Nice close up and a good idea. Very graphic presentation.