Fallen Heroes
by SJCarter

Comment:
Interesting but it seems to be more of a study of reflections than texture. Although, on second thought, the reflections are there because of the texture so I guess this works. Still, for a challenge which, in my view, is essentially a technical one, I think the textural quality should be more apparent. I'm not crazy about this type of subject matter but the reflections of the clouds, trees, and monument add interest and mood. The reflections of the vistors at the bottom, however are merely distracting and should have been cropped out, IMO.

Twine String Burning
by eaglebeck

Comment:
Very nice lighting and image quality. Good capture of the burning twine. Perhaps a more square crop though?

A Tree in the Park
by kashi

Comment:
I think for this sort of study, a much tighter crop is necessary. We don't really need to see the grass and other trees in the background, even in blur.

Delicate
by fplouffe

Comment:
Very nice detail. I wish the background were either very black or very white. I'm not crazy about this slate color that I'm getting on my monitor. I think because it is very similar in tone to the rest of the image and I'd like to see the flower pop out more from the background.

Just Charley
by Nigel

Comment:
His eyes look very lifeless to me. I'm seeing reflections of what could be flash in the pupils so maybe that is the problem. There isn't enough area in sharp focus to really get a sense of the furry texture. The cropping is good.

Feel the earth
by Kita

Comment:
I like the saturated colors of the boys clothes in contrast to the more neutral background. His skin has that overly smooth, plastic-looking processed quality that I find disturbing though. The composition is a bit weird to me.

looking for dinner in the ROUGH water
by nemesise1977

Comment:
This is a nice composition but I don't think the image quality is quite there.It seems like it could be sharper. This photo doesn't really seem to be about exploring texture. I'm getting very little sense of texture from it.

Velvet Rhapsody
by elee3009

Comment:
Very nice color and detail. Since this is Advanced Editing, I would have cloned out the bits in the top and lower left corners of the frame for a completely black background. I don't care for the thin red border.

Fuego
by Tycho

Comment:
Very good exposure and image quality. I like the color. I'm not crazy about the horizontal format. I wonder if this would be better rotated 90 degrees clockwise?

Gum Drops
by aimeethetoo

Comment:
Colorful and fun subject matter. I like the composition. I think there is a bit too much glare and shadow though.