Right Angle Found in Nature
by n2kaja

Comment:
Technically the picture is okay. But in a day when the challenge definition rules, the one right angle shown does not "produce the strength of the image". When I view the strength comes from the graceful swooping curves of the shell.

Peace In The Valley
by jmsetzler

Comment:
Although this does not fit my definition of what the challenge toppic is, I can see how it could fit into someone else's idea of what the topic is.

great lighting, good DOF, nice contrast between the rough softness of the grass and the rough hardness of the stones, the border is a tad big for my liking. The grass is really what makes this shot for me.

Rock Garden Sunset
by jerrft

Comment:
Maybe some fill lighting to re=move some (but not all) for the shadows. The tight shadows where two rocks meet is good, the flowing shadow that obscurs half of a rock in darkness is not as good. Great background sky.

A Pavilion in the Garden
by bsalu

Comment:
While I don't see anything technically wrong with you shot (in my admittably amatuer eye). there is a blandness (not wahsed-out) feeling to the picture, either the colours don't pop enough, or the hue is overall too green (even the pavillion is taking on the tint).
Either pushing the colour saturation up to get more pop between the different shades of green, or desaturating the green slightly to wash it out and adding in some colour for a secondary focal point (perhaps a forgotten red sweater on the pavillion bench) with the saturation on that colour pushed up. I can see a purple flower and a red (fish?!? maybe) in the pond. That lead the eye in a trail of colour to the pavillion, some colour at the finish line may have helped.

Country Storm
by hnnssyvpr

Comment:
As a thunderstorm pic, the storm is too far away, and not enough detail around the thunderheads. The lowflying closer clouds are obscuring too much of the storm. It would have been preferrable to leave the ground out entirely (and the bright green dot), but then you loose the 'country' connection.
How many pictures did you need to shoot before capturing the lightning?

The Orchard
by Chilly0999

Comment:
Love it. I would have reduced the negative space at the top by about 3/4, but then I'm not a fan of negative space. I would like to see the orignal and find out what settings you used for the colour leveling .

corral corelation
by thefinalphase

Comment:
It's too bad the overhead wires were in the way, it is a great view.

Pig
by giampo

Comment:
I don't care for the transparent border, but the pig sure looks happy!

Barb on Fog
by Ric371

Comment:
Great shot, but a little more detail on the subject would have been appreciated. I love the natural softness that the fog provides on the background.

Skyline
by elliottwhitley

Comment:
The photo is too stark, a bit less contrast could warm up the picture slightly while still keeping the edginess that I think you were going for,