Swallowtail on Fennel
by signal2noise

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Decided to try to comment on my middle of the road votes this time. The detail on the caterpillar and stem he is on is excellent and he's really pretty. The white flares are distracting and the one behind him is especially unfortunately placed.

Green Leaves
by PhotoPhantom

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Decided to try to comment on my middle of the road votes this time. Pretty good focus on the center drop - I would like better focus on the one in front of it, too.

Dragonfly Surprise!
by JayneRyan

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Decided to try to comment on my middle of the road votes this time. Nice detail on the wings, especially where they are against the lighter areas. The body is too dark for me - would like to be able to make out detail there. I do find the flowers at the bottom of the frame distracting, but don't see what you could do about them in basic.

Butterfly
by wei1108

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Decided to try to comment on my middle of the road votes this time. Though the focus is where I think it should be, on the head and antennae, I would like a little deeper depth of field. I think others will think that a green background is not enough - doesn't bother me in terms of meeting the challenge, though. I do find the colors a little gray - bland.

Maple Leaf
by ladpupmoe

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Decided to try to comment on my middle of the road votes this time. Excellent detail except at the point of origin of the veins. I wish you had green in the upper left corner or had cropped the top off. I'm also not crazy abut the whitish area in the lower left.

Viridian Vortex
by riot

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Decided to try to comment on my middle of the road votes this time. Excellent detail on the skin, lashes and eyeball and clarity on the iris. Not my favorite subject.

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by Bear_Music

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Decided to try to comment on my middle of the road votes this time. Very nice curves and lines. Too soft for me and I find the brighter area in the upper left distracting.

Wasabi
by maaaat

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Decided to try to comment on my middle of the road votes this time. Nice lines and simplicity of composition. Not crazy about the bright green or strong shadow.

Tomato Horn Worm
by grahamgator

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Decided to try to comment on my middle of the road votes this time.
Good subject even if I detest them :) Plant stem especially looks over sharpened - maybe just the light. I find the bits intruding in lower right corner and bottom to left of center distracting and would probably have cropped them out.

"Oh God, here they come -- act green."
by PennyStreet

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Nice lines, symmetry, detail. Too bad about the slight blemishes - practically unavoidable in a plant capture. 6