nice work...good angle and nice detail

fantastic work here author, nicely done. I like the simplicity of the subject and the very textured feel of the surrounding area

It is indeed broken...nice take

wonderful, great entry, love the lighting and the set-up

nicely done...this is a first I' seeing ti...great Photo!

wonderful minimalist shot, nicely done...

very nice. well set - up, good entry

author...there appears some strange blurring in the upper left...heal or cloning?? subject is interesting though

almost looks like it's made of ice or something, lit very well, good entry

agree w/ above, detail is very good and lighting brings out the yummy color! nice entry author

very nice, love the colors, good entry

Wonderful entry, the subject is very interesting against the background and the lighting is wonderful!

@ wiseman..."this is just a snapshot"?!? you're kidding right??? You have to KNOW how to expose for a great Moon photograph such as this...if you just "snap it" your are bound to get nothing but aq bright white blob on a black background...author, great work!

agree w/ above comment...a bit more lighting on the flowers would have done them a better justice

great black on black...as usual, awesome lighting job, great entry

nice simple subject and good comp...nice entry

Definitely vibrant, nice bright color against the background

I think it works, the subject is good...background is nearly all black...I'm certain if the author could, they would make a slight levels adjustment that would clear it right up

I'm wondering the same thing...perhaps multiple reflective (glass) surfaces stacked???

lovely color and good focus, nicely done

love the composition and the lighting, wonderful entry

wonderful image, great mood, nicely done

simply wonderful, what a good entry

Witty and well done author!

agrees, appears more of a close-up, not macro,the lighting is good though, would make a great entry in the black backgrounds contest...

agrees, appears more of a close-up, not macro,the lighting is good though, would make a great entry in the black backgrounds contest...

No problem author, then your actual ratio is in the area of 1:2 or 1:3, still in the macro range...for all purposes here I would guess, not all of the artists would have the equipment to make real macro's. Plus the real difficulty of this contest is finding something "interesting" enough on such a small scale on a ceramic figurine to shoot in macro!

Author, you are correct a macro is a 1x or 1:1 ratio, that means that it's the same size on the camera sensor as in real life...unless you are using a medium format (read Hassleblad) camera, a standard DSLR has an approx 18mmx24mm sensor...that figurine would HAVE to be less than 1 inch high??? Not trying to anger you...just making an observation...if it is that small, nicely done as I stated previously...the set-up is wonderful and the lighting is good also.

Although shot with a macro lens, still more of a close-up than a true macro, lovely shot though, nice set-up...

Was it a long (seconds) exposure author? If so, that will introduce unwanted noise also...

wonderful idea and on theme too...well done

INCREDIBLE!!! Did I mention I kinda like it?!? A Fav!!! Overall fantastic comp and lighting, well balanced...I'm jealous! What a great find.

Although not a lot focus on the "corrosion" I really like the comp and overall feel of this one...well done!

nicely done, like this!

A bit too much of the wheel cropped out IMO...otherwise well done

I find this a wonderful entry, nicely done author! like the B&W here with the wooden floor...very well done

Wonderful work here author, nice find and well executed shot! GL

nice find, but very overexposed, nice try

Nice take on theme and a great photo...just might have leveled the horizon a bit...

Wonderful, love it!

Agrees about background...would have made a great shot on a nice BG

wonderful and interesting shot...

nicely done, great entry! Good job of blurring the BG since you couldn't do anything else!

nicely done, great entry!

another wonderful entry! nicely done, well exposed...congrats

I might have found a bit of a different angle with this one...a very interesting subject for getting low and playing witha few different angles...

Wonderful work and nice find! great entry

Ouch!...Funny as all heck as long as it's not me ya kno!

nicely done! good entry, GL

Funny...I should make a note of that too!