Why her?
by chesire

Comment:
Looks too much like a generic snapshot

The Lone Red Flower
by kellyrc01

Comment:
Interesting - the B&W portion of the image came out so well, I don't want any of it in color! :) The veins in the front flower are an amazing capture. This came out so well in B&W that the color ruins it. If anything, I might crop some of the left off to avoid that distraction.

Thinking a bit, if you wanted one red flower, I almost would have pulled back a bit so the one red flower stood out against a large section of bush. This close-up needs to be all B&W.

butterfly
by hanneke

Comment:
Found your image after reading STD's review. I have to say the photograph is beautiful, and belongs in a gallery, not here. I can see how some people, while voting for a large number of photographs, probably saw it and didn't see a 'wow' factor, and moved on.

Everything STD said was correct. Actually the 'dirt' made me think of old movie stock footage. (I remember the effect from an older NIN video...) Off center works, as well as the cropping of the model. This is a photo you see somewhere and just have to stop and explore it for a while.

Don't let a low average get you down. Much as I like this site, the photographs that look cool or have a wow factor always score higher than 'art'. Lets face it - the winners of the desaturation were cute, but I wouldn't want any on my wall...

"Why does the flower dominate all the fields to which it belongs?" ~Jacques Derrida
by Emerkaza

Comment:
A little thin for the "why" category....

WHY are they waiting ?
by sunraygp

Comment:
just a flat picture...

I don't understand why...
by JackRyan

Comment:
Nice B&W. sharp, nice contrast...

Why.. .Why am I so Lonely?
by Saswaa

Comment:
Something missing. The picture seems flat. Maybe brighten up a bit and some more contrast? not sure.

The Angler
by ZeppKash

Comment:
Wow. Maybe people didn't think fishing is a sport, but you should have won hands down. Spectacular picture!!!!!

- J

Grey Sky Morning
by aerogurl

Comment:
Wow. Seeing the original photo and your final entry is even more impressive. The original is almost a 'could have been' shot. You did wonders with it. :)

April Snow
by xianart

Comment:
I don't know what to make of this...