was life...
by GiorgioBaruffi

Comment:
Nice and sharp. Interesting sky behind it. Apart from that a bit boring picture, maybe because it´s too evenly divided in two to make it exciting for me.

...anything!
by FocusPoint

Comment:
I love this. Very powerful.

To Touch the Sun, and Kiss the Sky
by MaryO

Comment:
The butterflies are unbelievably sharp. Too bad about the cloud just behind them, but I guess that was not in your power ;).

So soft...
by Lad

Comment:
Nice 3D effect because of the shallow DOF. Border works well.

photostrippedowntomostfundamentalbasicelementalsharplinedreductiveworkasanengagementwiththepixel
by charliebaker

Comment:
I get your your idea, but I don´t think it will do very well. Wondering if it is really a photograph by the way. Still, a 6 for guts.

Dahlia on a Sea of Black
by banmorn

Comment:
Love the black background and the detail and sharpness in the flower

Between the Lines
by vawendy

Comment:
Love it. I am sure this will do very well!

Here's looking at you Kid
by KristinaG

Comment:
Seems like the blur has been done in post-processing, not by using a shallow DOF. I wouldn´t mind that much, but it gets a bit distracting that the sand gets sharper on the edges. But I like the little fellow, especially those crazy eyes.

Added comment: realizing that this is really the effect of a DOF and not post-processing this becomes quite an interesting picture, because it plays tricks with your mind. My criteria in rating this challenge is whether the DOF actually adds something to the picture, rather than just being a side effect. Since in your shot it does make a very unique shot, with an extreme focus on the eyes he is sticking out of the hole, I upped the score. But it is a shot you have to look at a bit longer than most of the others to realize what´s going on.

What's up?
by Nobody

Comment:
I am terrified of snakes, but you make this one look cute! Very nice picture. (8 first, but upped it to 9)

Drop Volley
by dahlin

Comment:
Nice use of shallow DOF here, different approach than the bunch of macro´s but functional