Tried With Fire
by sher

Comment:
You can't have two solid, hard objects and then a plastic-looking, clear object right next to it. You're breaking up the theme of the picture and confusing your viewers. Think of every picture you take as an instantaneous moment from a good story--all the elements are working towards one specific idea, combing to complement (not substitute for) each other.

Stillness in the Night
by ddmckinney1954

Comment:
Very cool. Just not up to par with some of the others, which deserve the win. I can't complain about your picture though; you've obviously got an eye for scenery and color matching.

Outdoors Pottery Still Life
by Tiberius

Comment:
Awesome

Forgotten
by Sonifo

Comment:
The blending of color and texture in this photograph is breathtaking--it really is. The shadows you let onto your subject show that you're unafraid to let your textures speak for you. This picture inspires a feeling of insecurity, and the grainular surface only catalyzes that. You deserve the win, you really do.

Resting on water
by dusik

Comment:
Very delicate, but find a prettier leaf.

French Canteen
by Paclo

Comment:
You have a keen understanding of texture. Now you need to hone your design awareness. Don't be afraid to get up close and personal with your subject, cropping the extraneous. Take a new angle instead of head on. Zoom into the urn, photographing it thru the foreground of the picthfork. Good attempt.

Stainless
by dadas115

Comment:
Comeon...when you're photographing hard-outlined objects with strong textures like these, you need a good background! Think about the themes and textures in your pictures and you'll be sittin' pretty.

silent blue
by kaush

Comment:
Great lighting; bad subject. An old, worn-out church would be good, not the Taj Mahal.

Fallen Leaf
by Jean

Comment:
Sooooo delicate. Perfect hues. This isn't the best subject I've seen so far, but your execution, design, use of space...beautiful. Kudos for being unafraid to get close to your subject and crop off all the extraneous sensory.

Autumn Sunlight
by didnthaveacamera

Comment:
Very awesome how you used shadows to bring forth your main subject. Very unawesome how you photographed bananas with their stickers still on. This has potential as long as you're willing to think intelligently about your subject.