Moth Abstract
by glad2badad

Comment:
Great detail on this and I like the colors and textures, you can see the inconsistency of the make up of the wing that you would not see this close. That said I thnk you might have gotten too close and showing a bit more of the pattern might have made a more colorful and inviting image as this looks a bit clinical as is. But I let the detail factor override some of that.

Hangin' 10 ... or is it 8 ... 12???
by jenesis

Comment:
The detail on the subject is quite fine...I am not sure what the center of the flower adds to this though it does provide a base for the petal from which the subject is hanging. The straight horizontal composition is bit stagnant (sic) and you might have tried more of a CW angle so that the subject was more towards the lower right third. Very good exposure.

Remember Liberty on This Birthday
by fulgent

Comment:
Really close...nice composition and the colors are fine. you got a bit of shadow on the lower third but when your are this close, I do not know how you might have avoided it. Excellent detail.

Valves
by TiN

Comment:
The angle on this is very good compositionally though I think that it might have been cropped a bit less tight to see more of the tube on the right and less of the grate at top which not as interesting. That said I like the reflection of the grate on the top of the tubes very much. Different and good overall.

This one is for you
by hjolli

Comment:
I like this as a rose abstract though I think more of the focus should have been in the middle instead of to the back of the flower. It is a bit murky too though I think brightening it might have lost some the shadows that help with the abstraction.

The Journeyman
by muur88

Comment:
I gave this a 9 because it had great leading lines. I have to agree with some that said the dark backgound look un-natural. I think the only thing that you really needed to get rid of was the glimpse of what appears to have been another person. The other changes to the bridge were fine. Regardless it is a great example of the challenge theme. Congrats on your blue!

Garden Palette
by banmorn

Comment:
Thanks PhotoRyno. I appreciate it. On another site that I participate on you can see the original image on all the images that are posted. It always fascinates me what people start with and what they end up with. Here is the original image just resized and slight USM:


Message edited by author 2005-07-09 23:00:54.

Oh No Not Another Bug, Sorry!
by hyperfocal

Comment:
Looks like the colors could be a bit richer in this. The detail is excellent.

Acorn
by justinbrook

Comment:
Pinecone...a bit over exposed and te foucs is off. There is some shadow on much of the cone. You might have moved it left or right to avoid that and had a better chance of a good exposure.

Double Span
by bongo

Comment:
Excellent detail on the dragon and great DOF. Like the composiiton as well as the color contrasts of the subject and the bacground. Great capture.