The Rose
by TDCollins

Comment:
Nicely composed but your lighting is too harsh and unimaginitive and creates a very flat image effect. Move your lights around a bit more and pull the flower away from the background and this could be a very gorgeous shot. As is, kinda average...
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Up Up and Away
by autool

Comment:
If you cropped the ground out and included more sky above the plane (so it looks like it is flying up into the frame) you would have all your viewers going 'how the hell did he get that shot!' Great use of color against an almost monotone background to make the subject really jump out of the shot. This is a good example of what (to me) the challenge was all about. Now just get rid of the ground and this would be a super wow shot!
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Gear for Time
by bcoble

Comment:
Not a bad idea, but I don't like jamming the subject as far into the corner as you have here. Also you have something in the black background that draws attention. (I thought my monitor was dirty at first :-P)
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American Flag
by sabphoto

Comment:
I'm assuming that you are in the military yourself if you have access to the raising/lowering of the flag ceremony. Thank you and all your fellow sailors for your service. We as Americans owe you a huge debt of gratitude! As to the shot. Your colors seem very flat. What time of day was this shot? It looks underexposed. It's also very soft. Either the sailor or the flag seem like they should be in sharp focus. Witht the challenge subject and the title of your shot I would prefer the flag to be in focus. The colors may be fixable with photoshop. The sharpness issue requires a reshoot.
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Gone Fishin
by Travis99

Comment:
Very nicely done. ONly real complaint is the OOF leaves on the right side of the frame. Great tonality! Gives it a warm fuzzy feeling.
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Symbolism
by JPR

Comment:
I'm sure you're trying to say something by having the shot oriented in this way. However; when I turn my head 90 degrees to the right, I see a much more powerfull composition. Call me traditional...
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Leaving in the grass
by Antonino

Comment:
I'm confused as to what your subject is supposed to be...
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This Way
by SiRa

Comment:
Very interesting and unusual perspective. Crosswalk?
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Gravity
by sofapez

Comment:
I understand what you are going for here, but I'm put off a bit by the narrowness of the crop. Your subject IMHO needs to be a touch sharper (maybe a bit more light on the subject and a bit less on the background would help here?) Also, your bold border doesn't add anything IMHO and pulls your eye to the outside instead of directing it to the image itself.
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Grape Hyacinth
by drake217

Comment:
Nicely composed. I'm a tad bit put off by the darkness of the background on the left. It makes the shot seem just a bit off balanced. Also for a shot like this I think you need to be much sharper on the flower (front to back) or go for a soft focus effect. This looks stuck in between.
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