Rosaceae Minutia
by adine

Comment:
Very good as a b/w. I really like this one a lot. Crisp details and the petals are, for the most part, nicely focused. Off centered just enough to make it interesting. Tonal range seems a bit shallow as I see a dark gray as your blackpoint. Maybe you have a black near the middle but it's hard to tell. Great job overall. 8

...With Fur and Wings
by ellamay

Comment:
Wow, I knew moths were fuzzy but never that fuzzy. Nice sharp details of every stand of fuzz (except for the upper portions of the wings). Looks like the moth is a bit overexposed and maybe some curves and levels adjustment could fix that. Nice job overall.

First Insect Macro
by BruB

Comment:
For some reason, my eyes feel more drawn to the orange part of the flower vs the bee. You did an excellent job with the composition and DOF is also good. I like how I can still make out the background as flowers but enough details are lost so they are not distracting. I think you also used a bit too much compression or maybe it's just noise.

Iris close up
by carina

Comment:
Colors are very rich and almost too rich. Maybe you oversharpened and cranked the saturation up, too. Not sure if my eyes are seeing correctly but I see some weird circular shapes up near the top middle and in the right corner. Maybe you cloned some odd bits out. I also think the background could have used more shallow DOF to make it less distracting.

Pollination
by Gordon

Comment:
Excellent job with composition and focus. Just seems a bit too centered for my tastes. I guess I'm an off-center type of guy. Contrast seems a bit bright, as well as I don't see anything really near a blackpoint. Many areas could be if adjusted properly such as the eyes, legs and the thorax. If the back part is not the thorax, please excuse me. :)

In Flight
by dphillips

Comment:
Excellent opportunity marred by the wonders of auto focus. Too bad AF chose to see the leaf vs the fly.

Road to the Soul
by Loki

Comment:
The left side seems very over exposed but the right 2/3s seem fine. Nice desat, too.

Call me Barbie
by pcody

Comment:
Excellent DOF and it's very well done. Nice muted colors all around. 10

Primarily Pins
by L1

Comment:
Busy composition with all the pinheads but it works well. My grandmother's pin cushion literally had no room left for another pin. Nice sharp details where they count and colors are excellent. 10

Sniff ..Sniff
by Cam

Comment:
Very cute! Would like to see more of the nose, though.