poppy
by IndigoButterfly

Comment:
Hi from the critique club :)

When i first saw this image the thing that struck me most were the vibrant colors.

Upon further inspection the bottom of the flower is a little bit out of focus, and thus detracts from the photo a little (i'm not sure if this is because of the dimmensions of the picture (height only 543 pix)and your file size seems a little small... make sure that your quality when you save is at the right setting). Another point to make is the lighting which you used. Using lighting to enhance a photograph is one of the most important asspects of photography and you used it well here. Creating a picture where the flower is somewhat transparent but not totally.

Overall the sharpness of this picture really makes it what it is. Another interesting aspect is the point of view. Most photographers would think to take this picture from the top of the flower, but you used a unique view.
An excellent photo which fits the challenge.

-Dan Gruskin

Plastic Surgery
by barndog

Comment:
I think that the toy haters are gonna get you on this one... (happened to me too many times, grrrr) anyway thought this was a good pic with a nice studio feel to it /.... 7

Snow
by SamuelDPC

Comment:
iknow that youre going to be getting a lot ofcooments exactly like this....but here goes anyway.
First off there is a finger in the photo...honestly you could have seen what the picture loooked like then taken another one.
Second the picture is crooked.. this is a big nono, and evn if this was the desired affect it really doesnt add that much to the photo.
Last but not least it seems like this photo was taken throgh a window. This is fine aslong as you take the photo at an angle, so there is no reflection.
Overall it seems lik eyou could have spent more time setting up this shot.

Feathers in Flight
by debitipton

Comment:
seems awfully similar to the winner of light on white2 ... ; )

Autumn's Song
by muur88

Comment:
this is just my opinion but it seems like this picture would benefit from a longer shutter speed. The overall composition is good though... 7

Feeding Frenzy!
by quark314

Comment:
i know that flying birds are hard to capture.... but this shutter speed seems a little bit slow for a challenge that is called shutter speed... 6

Treadz
by lynnesite

Comment:
this is a grwat picture i think though that maybe if you made the depth of feild a little larger it would give the pic. a better feel... 7

Mere alcohol doesn't thrill me at all
by basia03

Comment:
Great song.... but i get no kick from champagn ;)

CHURCH from STATE
by Bear_Music

Comment:
you know that it is illegal to cut money... just so you know!!!

self
by holdingtime

Comment:
this is a very good mirror shot the only problem is that canon id backwards... but great effort 6