DSC_7429 (2)
by Tombola

Comment by mariuca:
biggest Christmas tree!

Broken Web
by Tombola

Comment by surfdabbler:
The subject is hidden by the foreground, and also quite small in the photo.

Broken Web
by Tombola

Comment by scrum8:
Seems a little harsh. Maybe a noise redution filter would have soften the background a little.

Broken Web
by Tombola

Comment by disdatmac:
wow, what pretty bokeh in front and back...but it almost takes over the photo, and you don't notice its main subject: the web.

The green branch is in the way, and distracting.

The web looks to be absolutely gorgeous, with that little bit of rainbow...but you really don't notice it due to the foreground and background being so dominant. I wish you got closer to the web! I am still scoring a 7!

Broken Web
by Tombola

Comment by smardaz:
nice job isolating the web

Broken Web
by Tombola

Comment by bassbone:
nice effort on foreground bokeh - it just seems a little too distracting for my taste

Broken Web
by Tombola

Comment by pengo:
Subject is too small.

Earth laughs in flowers. Ralph Waldo Emerson
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Comment by amber:
Hi from the Critique Club!

Part of doing well in challenges is to make the voter go 'Wow!' You have to make your image stand out against the competition...not easy! When the first thing your voter notices is the smallness of your image, you've really shot yourself in the foot! Of the 14 comments you received, 11 mention the size. Looking at your portfolio, I see that you have entered full size images before, so I am curious as to why you didn't here, with such a universally appealing image?

The contrast of the purple/pink against the green works really well.
There is a lovley diagonal movement in the image and nice repetition of the spikeyness of the petals and grass.
There is a nice depth of field, but the central flower is a little too central for me, dominating the image and keeping the eye in the centre of the picture.
But a nice appealing image, which would have received a higher vote had it been larger.

Earth laughs in flowers. Ralph Waldo Emerson
by Tombola

Comment by TooCool:
If you need help with resizing issues for the site, please feel free to PM me after the voting.
TC

Earth laughs in flowers. Ralph Waldo Emerson
by Tombola

Comment by Oddfrog:
The image is abit small. I also had a problem with that in my (very embarrising) dairy entry. The resizing tutorial helped me a lot. Go have a look at it.