Mother’s Day
by thelsel

Comment by Beagleboy:
OMG! They butchered this one. You should have scored much higher. Keep up the good work.

Mother’s Day
by thelsel

Comment by Beagleboy:
This one is baffling me. I just can't figure out how you achieved this within the rules. It says that it has been validated, so I hope you will be able to share your technique with us. Good job.

Mother’s Day
by thelsel

Comment by nordic:
very unusual photo and it does have a certain appeal, but not sure what at the moment?

Mother’s Day
by thelsel

Comment by Tranquil:
Interesting shot...a little noisy though.

Mother’s Day
by thelsel

Comment by StevePax:
This is well done. I like the grain, I like the sun-flares, and the splash of color. Nice shot.

Nebula
by thelsel

Comment by StevePax:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

This is a fantastic abstract. The colors are strong and complementary, and while the objects are kind of, well, nebulous, the little bubbles from the 7-Up give you something to get a sharp focus on, which you did fairly well.

Personally, I think that the upper-left half is a little dark compared to the lower-right half. It seems you have more light shining through the ice on the lower-right, which really brightens it up. I think that making the light gradient more uniform would be the only suggestion I have to improve this shot.

Have a nice day!

Oxi-dies
by thelsel

Comment by undieyatch:
.......this is a great shot.

Oxi-dies
by thelsel

Comment by HBunch:
ew. scary thought. lol. I think that the rusted subject is good for the challenge. I like the angle at which you chose to shoot your subject. Nice to see it not head on. focus and clarity are really good. the light glares actually add to the photo for me, I think it balances out nicely with the 2 bright spots. I do wish that the dark shadow near the right side were lighter, but not bad as is. Overall nice shot. ~Heather~

Mother’s Day
by thelsel

Comment by crabappl3:
Simple yet powerful. 8 -danny

Oxi-dies
by thelsel

Comment by heike:
OOOO ... creepy thought ... great shot.