There must be LIFE here somewhere?
by glennc

Comment by Rainbow-Coloured-Soul:
It's quite a nice shot, but there is no life in it to my eye. I'm quite open minded about these challenges, and I dig your creativity, but it doesn't really work for me.

There must be LIFE here somewhere?
by glennc

Comment by HeiSch:
seems to be a job for wall-e, the artificial life form :)

There must be LIFE here somewhere?
by glennc

Comment by MaryO:
Much detritus of human life and some hardy vegetation. It feels very busy and I'm not sure if the point is that people are inconsiderate of the environment or that some plants can grow in unfriendly places or something else entirely.

There must be LIFE here somewhere?
by glennc

Comment by Lydia:
I don't see any... sorry.

There must be LIFE here somewhere?
by glennc

Comment by TheStick:
Great textures/shapes but w/o a strong subject it just leaves the eyes to wander.

There must be LIFE here somewhere?
by glennc

Comment by ThingFish:
Yes I can see ants, some bugs and there's lots of life too small for the human eye to see such as bacteria and amoeba's. Nice processing.

Organic fireworks
by glennc

Comment by jeger:
Greetings from the Critique Club...

I was not able to vote on this challenge, but if I had, I probably would have given you a 6 or 7.

I am a little surprised with the score this image finished with. I guess it is a little out of the box for many people. Frankly, I think it is great. I like the fact that most of the image is out of focus. The background is just awesome. It reminds me of a stained glass window. I'm sure you got voted down because the focus is on certain parts, but not one entire area. Normally I would complain about this, but the overall image is just so nice, I really don't have any criticism for you. Cool image.

If you need any clarification on any of my comments, please feel free to pm me. It might take some time for me to get back to you.

Organic fireworks
by glennc

Comment by arati_halbe:
Would have liked it better had the focal point been at the center of the flower which is now in focus

Organic fireworks
by glennc

Comment by pedrobop:
There are too many parts without focus on your shot and this makes confused about which is the main object. The colors are good and the bokeh is good too, but it got confused by the "non-focused" areas too.

Organic fireworks
by glennc

Comment by rdebruyn:
The bokeh is really nice, but I find the brightest part of the shot is the yellow and the parts of the shot in the DOF don't stand out enough. Moving perspective and/or increasing the DOF might have yielded a really nice shot!

The shot is very nice and should do well. I guess my point is that it could great and a medal contender.