Banana Leaf
by Zippy

Comment:
Very nice use of side lighting notice how the fine fiber like grooves are visible? In a front light or an ambiant light this would not be the case you would loos a lot of the wonder texture. Each style of lighting has it's pro's and con's. Side lighting is mypersonal favorite expecialy in Macro. Very nice example of sibve lighting.

Bee In Purple
by Jaimeson

Comment:
First impressions are very high with this shot. A long straight line shooting up the pahoto. Hundreds of little lines in the background also charging up the top of the photo. The verticle lines add a strong sense of streagnth to the photo. Great details and lots of wonderfull colors. The only draw back to this shot is that your bee tends to fade away in all of the amazing colors and lines of the rest of the photo. How to fix this? I don't know. Saturation bump on the bee? Desat the background a bit? Blur the back ground some more? I must admit. I don't know how to make the bee stand out without killing off some of the other awsome stuff in the shot. Once again Great job!

WineReflect_5092.jpg
by Kekiinani

Comment:
Very nice example of composition. Your glass is slightly offset from the ceter. I don't fee that the lines enhanced the phto any. But I don't think they hurt you too much either. Most of this comosition is color. Big bold patches of color are the first aspect to catch the eye. Due to the contrast of the sky in the glass against the darker background you eyes are drawn to that point. Whichh is good. This is where all of the wonderfull details are hidden. Very well done.

Sound Waves
by Dr.Confuser

Comment:
I will give this photo credit for bieng interesting. I don't feel however feel it followed a lot of the "rules" It has strong lines but the tend to lead the veiwer off the page or towards nothing. It is very crisp and clear but it has no solid foundation or focal point. The image does however loosley follow the rule of thirds wich gives it balance. It is at a diagonal wich gives it a feeling of speed and motion. This was a very well photographed shot. But I feel that without having a main subject that it would not do very well with the masses. Good job.

spider-IMG_3833.jpg
by Zippy

Comment:
Wonderfull example of leading lines. Very subtle but there effect is undeniable. You Also followed the rule of thirds perfectly. This makes for a very pleasing shot. You spider is a bit Out of Focus otherwise this one would have scored well in a challenge. I will be going over some tricks to help with the focus in the later chapters. Nicely done.

purpleflower.jpg
by Jaimeson

Comment:
Nicely done by moving the flower slightly off center the image has a better feel to it. You also blurred the background a bit which also works well. The deatails in the original background did not enhance in fact they actualy distracted from the subject. In blurring the background you brought the subject of the photo in seemingly sharper focus and drew attention to the flower. Nicely done.

Tears on feather
by ninja

Comment:
Absolutaly great. The testure is amazing. realy love the lighting I think you managed to get that about as close to perfection as it gets. The colors are wonderfull, and once again I see my self suckered out of an extra point because of the always great looking water drops. Wonderfull job. Keep up the great work.

Watershed
by bryanbrazil

Comment:
Show_off ! : ) Nicely done.

Got Mlik?
by DustDevil

Comment:
Ok I admit it. I'm disturbed by this.

Cymbology
by fellajr

Comment:
Excelent abtract peice, strong colors, nice lines, good balance and intruiging to look at. Nicely done 7