Shelter from Harm
by peanutbutterguitar

Comment:
The maximum size for a photograph is 640px on one side; your long side is 480px. If this shot were submitted at full accepted size, I probably would have seen the goose sooner, and it would be much easier to give a fair score. At this size, however, it is hard to really evaluate.

sitting on a branch
by barooha

Comment:
Nice bird shot, but if he's sitting on a branch, I would like to see the branch... or at least some indication of where he is.

Branch ... By Definition
by rwouthuis

Comment:
It's strange that the glasses are not magnifying the text; I would have expected that, but maybe they're just weak reading glasses. This is a unique take on the challenge, so a kudo for that.

Branched Veins
by vtruan

Comment:
I would never have known that a dragon fly had so much detail to photograph. The hot spot at the head, and a tighter crop than ideal will hurt the score a bit, but this is an amazing shot. 8

Delicate & Lovely
by idnic

Comment:
Critique club...
Challenge: This shot meets D&L by the title you have chosen, which is acceptable in a challenge such as this.
Composition: The flower helps you out by managing the rule of thirds for you, and the angle of the shot draws the eye all around the flower. I would agree that the crop may be a touch tight, but it works as is too.
Color/Lighting: The lighting here is near perfect - a tiny bit darker than perhaps ideal, but very well managed for the shot. That enhances the colors in the shot quite nicely.
Clarity: The important parts of the flower are in focus, with the stamin almost competing for the upper petals for the main attention. I like the DoF in this, as it emphacizes the depth of the flower.
Overall: A very well composed shot of what happens to be my favorite flower (it was in the corsages I bought for my prom dates back in High School). This also does very nicely as a macro shot.

For those who served with honor - USAF
by notorious77

Comment:
The maximum size for one side of your photo is 640px, and yours is 324px... just about 1/2. This looks like a very nice shot, with a different take on the challenge, and covering both a branch of the military and flower stems... at 50% size, however, it is tough to judge quality.

The Branch Hotel . . . . available by the hour.
by glad2badad

Comment:
Very nice macro shot, and I really like the title too.

Branch Intruder
by davidus428

Comment:
Great macro... disgusting, but very well executed. There's just something about maggots on a branch that just makes an interesting shot look kind of gross.

flower in the beach
by Luifer_9d9

Comment:
The maximum size for a photo here is 640px on one side, and your long side is 410px. This looks like it might be a great shot, with perfect focus on the flower... but at 66% of the preferred size, it's really hard to see.

Branch of Jao He (River Jao)
by yansermc

Comment:
Very nice capture, but I think the focus is a bit off. I can't really find a spot that's in focus here, except maybe the grass in the very foreground.