5-august 08 flowers. dead
by roz

Comment:
I like both versions for different reasons.
The dark background one has a harsh 'straight on' light like it was 'photographed' on a scanner. A few photographers have had great success with their scanner shots, so its not a bad thing. It certainly personifies death effectively.

The white background has a more optimistic look at death. Not so sad and gloomy.

Leafy
by Kelli

Comment:
Looks like a hosta. Did it have spikes of lavender trumpets? It Should be just past its flowering phase now. Even though lavender is my favorite color, the flowers aren't as interesting to me as the gorgeous foliage.
Nice photo.

5
by Retroesque

Comment:
Looking at it from a distance, its in the shape of a flower. If you drew a line around the outside of the branches it would have petal like shapes. The branches are like the veins of the petals with the rest removed. (my imagination taking over)
Lovely tree and background.
Does the liquid amber tree flower?

Dripping Dahlia.jpg
by drydoc

Comment:
What a fun experiment. Good thing about digital, you can't really 'ruin' it if you keep the original. Just make different versions till it strikes a cord with the artist.
Good Job!

Yellow Daisies
by BAMartin

Comment:
A really cool watercolored look. I can see this one framed.

Pink-dahlia-back.jpg
by smichener

Comment:
The back is almost as pretty as the front. Nice different type of shot!

Above All Others
by MaryO

Comment:
Lovely Cosmos! Love the focus on this shot. The flower really pops from the background. I found the spider too!

5591 Tulip Hybrid
by pixelpig

Comment:
Vibrant colors. I haven't tried tone mapping yet.
Looks interesting.

Blue Candelabra
by GeneralE

Comment:
I love the color and the tissue paper looking petals on the blues.
A fitting title for this arrangement.

"The Box" Every Woman Lusts After
by hotpasta

Comment:
I love this shot! Everything about it is clean and excellent!