I find the close just fine. Pulls me into the joy of the moments.
excellent lighting and detail. love the starburst of course.

ooooo....my kind of shot!!!! Love the bold close up and detail, color and lighting of the tuning peg gears. I love this type of lighting (late day) and colors in the entire shot. Nice feel all around to it. Nice catch of the sun breaking through the trees and window.

Your up close treatment on this one is just great. makes for a really engaging image.

Great capture and light here Todd. Looks like the subtitle should be the Bean stalk begins!

The lighting of the brass is captivating; I'm guessing it's being reflected off something?

I really like the composition, and the use of the light

Great job matching the light from foreground to background.

great B&W! rich tones. nice detail and lighting. love the pov, too!

Very nice framing and conversion.

Sun setting on a top month mate. That branchlet with the strongly veined leaves really pops and the monochrome suits nicely.