Fly on Cactus
by Jacko

Comment:
Very good focus. Just a touch more DOF to get that wingtip, but good. Would like to have seen a green background (well most cactus are green), to give an appearance of in a big cactus patch

common frog
by andygough

Comment:
Excellent DOF and detail. Focus right on the eye. Position in the photo gives a sense of tension. He is about to jump and your gonna miss the....ahhhh...ya got it!

checkered universe
by shutterfly

Comment:
I like this as an abstract piece of work. I would like to see the largest checkerd dot, with sharp focus all the way around, for a focal point. My eye wanders too quickly and gets distracted. Not gonna do that great because of the abstractness, but I like it still

Crystal Clear
by larimarie

Comment:
Nice idea. This doesn't hold alot of interest in it. It looks like a very large DOF would be needed to capture everything. The water in the plate "looks" in focus and then everything else is not. Not sure if that is water above, but is distracting. Hte plate is cut off, and the cloth is off-white. More experimenting

Can It Be Learned?
by ahaze

Comment:
Composition is good. Focus, color, and sharpness are very good. I like the lighting also, with the shadows faint and not overpowering.
I do see some kind of artifact in the upper left. I would like to see the books more evenly spaced in the frame as it is set up. One corner of the book is out of frame on the left. Evenly spaced I mean throughout, like the top standing book an equal distance from the edges, etc. I think it is a bit better than 5.131 (is average), but the specific challenge may have affected that, with many people not getting the gist of it.

Mom, are you gonna talk forever?
by kavamama

Comment:
Very good focus, lighting, and color. Without the title I would not know what this means, but it is a well done photo technicallly. Maybe with the mother on the phone in the background a bit blurry would put across the point bettter

Graceful Tempest
by BobsterLobster

Comment:
Didn't score very well...but I still think this is a spectacular image. Keep it up!!

Three Little Flowers
by Jeanseb

Comment:
this is a beautiful shot. Nice use of the sun as backlighting and also getting the exposure in fill flash(?) The flowers appear just a bit washed out in color and slight noise in the sky.

Graceful Tempest
by BobsterLobster

Comment:
This is a very beautiful picture(?) I love the colors and effects. I can see how this could be done, but it looks more like a painting now than a photograph. I am not voting, just commenting on this challenge, but I would give this an much above average score. nice work

pencil shaving
by timboydwhite

Comment:
Great use of negative space. Shadow works well and makes it look like a chain link necklace.