Young8 Before and After
by cfischl

Comment:
Super job!

Cardinal
by Marjo

Comment:
This is really pretty! Nice bokeh and terrific detail.

Butterfly
by Marjo

Comment:
Beautiful!

thecanyon4me
by Brent_Ward

Comment:
Woohoo! What a gorgeous shot, Brent! Way to go! Three challenges and one ribbon. Awesome. Congratulations!

Just think, only one more ribbon to go before you turn pro! ;-)

Hey, I'm still waiting to see some pics from our outing. :-P

Hanging on
by philup

Comment:
I think a 5 was a fair score on this image. The subject is clear but the overall image isn't strong or powerful to me. Nothing really grabs me, makes me say cool or wow... I typically like b&w images but I wonder what the color version looked like. The 3 branches in the background are a bit distracting and the blown out parts of the branch are as well. I think you composed/placed the leaf nicely - following the rule of thirds. The top branch that is cut off (can't see the end) sort of bothers me, though not sure why. I do like the grain. I think to make this image stronger you should have focused more closely on the leaf and bit of branch it's attached too. Focusing on a small part will fill up the frame and we will really have a clear and strong subject. The background is uninteresting here so by focusing closer and letting the leaf slowly fall out of focus would be appealing, imo. Macros seem to do well in shallow dof challenges.

Emerald Tree Boa
by faidoi

Comment:
Wow! Awesome shot, Welland! Love the color and especially on the black bg. Perfect focus. Looks like a good stock shot.

A Different Perspective - Feathers
by macrothing

Comment:
Very sharp image. I like the shadows created by the slightly lifted feathers.

Antarctic Circle
by macrothing

Comment:
Wow, that's pretty amazing. I love how perfectly lined up they are.

010.jpg
by RHoldenSr

Comment:
Beautiful shot, Robin! The sky is pretty and I love how you used it as negative space. Very nice.

FairyGirls
by marmalade1121

Comment:
They are adorable! I like the softness of this. Nice shot.