Dandelion Petal Symmetry
by tUpAc_LiL_bRoThA

Comment:
Nice colors, but not terribly intersting. A closer crop and less centered composition might help. Turf grass almost never makes a good background IMHO.

Dock
by alexgarcia

Comment:
Very simple and beautiful. I love graffiti, great DOF, 4 wonderful colors, great overall. I do feel like your focal plane is maybe a foot in front of the railing? Not sure. Not a big deal.

Under the Fog
by Jammur

Comment:
Very nice color and light; I like the sense of the mass of the bridge and the juxtaposition of the soft mist with the hard concrete.

I do feel like it's missing a certain "pop"... not sure why. Perhaps more contrast would help? Not sure. 8.

Arizona Skyline
by psart

Comment:
I really like the colors and the idea of the abstraction; I think it doesn't work on a couple of levels, though;

1st, there's no focal point to the image; my eye wanders but can't find a place to rest.

2nd, since most of the flowers are in focus, the bunches close to the camera that aren't are distracting.

I'd rather see one flower, or a few, in focus much closer to the camera, and the background a blur from yellow to blue.

Symmetry in Nature
by kashi

Comment:
I really love the slight grain in the bokeh. Really beautiful.

Breast Cancer.
by Dona_k

Comment:
I want to like this photo, and I applaud you taking on a difficult subject. Unfortunately the technicals in this photo are not very good, and I can't ignore that...

It appears to have been lit through a venetian blind; this is causing subtle horizonal stripes throughout. The robe is far too reflective, and has many blown out parts. Focus is poor and the image is noisy.

Hope this isn't too harsh... I wish you and your model the best.

Epi
by ricje

Comment:
This would work better if the headstock were truly vertical - it's leaning slightly to the left. You also got a bit of a self-portrait in there...

Stream House - Oakland, New Jersey USA
by corinne

Comment:
Meets the challenge and could be good, but you have some severe technical problems.

The photo isn't level, which is very distracting.
The exposure in the opening is not good; it'd be nice to see more of the walls.
Most importantly, your color balance is way off... The moss is electric green, the water is purple, and so forth... You may have had the wrong white balance setting on the camera?

If I were taking this shot I would (a) fix the color problem and (b) move into the tunnel so it just frames the opening at the far end - not include the nearer opening in the shot. But that's just my opinion...

Fortification
by imagine74

Comment:
I dig this lots. Great color and texture, and I love the wide angle effect.

Tower Of Power
by liberty

Comment:
The darkness at the bottom doesn't work for me, and the you've got some severe sharpening artifacts that are quite distracting. Good job with the clouds; nice a moody.