Holding On Tightly
by Revecca

Comment:
This was a good entry, focus was perfect, as was framing, and the processing is just right I think; good saturation and contrast but not over done at all.

I find with macro if you have a hard time focusing (reading your description), using manual focus then rocking slightly and burst shooting should always get a few in focus.

I think the one thing that let you down was the angle the ant is at, it's hard to make out what exactly it is top down like this. Had the ant been side on or some other angle I think you'd have got closer to a 6 or above.

Swallow
by atinybeardedman

Comment:
A slight levels adjustment would have really made this pop a lot more and gotten this image higher marks I'm sure. Processing is important :).

Greetings from paradise
by Neat

Comment:
To me the processing makes the scene look dark and ominous, definitely not a paradise.

Sky Bridge
by scalvert

Comment:
It's a rather common scene on DPC so I find this image a little less interesting than I otherwise would. Still, I won't mark down for that and the framing is nice. Just a touch over-saturated for my taste.

Courageous II
by MargaretNet

Comment:
An interesting scene ruined by severe processing, sorry. This hyper-real HDR-look just makes everything appear gaudy and unreal; subtlety is the key!

Eye of The Beholder
by HornOUBet

Comment:
I think when photographing an object the frame should be set up to give maximum impact, perhaps showing the object in relation to its environment, or a close up for a more abstract feel. If it's a straight on shot then the photograph only becomes a lesser representation of the object featured and since this is a photography competition I can't give marks for just being shown an interesting object, sorry.

t h e • t e m p e s t • s t o r m
by Ja-9

Comment:
Looks like the clarity slider got stuck, sorry. The scene would be a lot better with less severe processing; as it stands, it doesn't look remotely real. A shame as clearly the buildings are interesting and in an interesting location.

Minneapolis Central Library
by Elaine

Comment:
Sorry, I'm not keen on the HDR-like processing. I think the scene is lacking too; the architecture (from this pov) isn't interesting enough to stand on its own, and there is nothing else happening in the scene to draw my eye.

Smith Tower From My Window
by Dr.Confuser

Comment:
Too much processing. I think there's a trend to try to make images look more exciting by putting them through an HDR process. It just doesn't work for me, sorry.

Wheeeeeeeeeeeeeeee............
by MikeO

Comment:
Just way, way, way over processed, sorry. The image I'm sure would have looked a lot better without any processing.