Soft
by Elaine

Comment:
lovely capture of a delicate white flower.

Day 10 - The calm before the storm
by Kelli

Comment:

Originally posted by chaimelle: I think this is a nice setting, but it seems kind of harsh. The water is almost too blue, and you have lost any detail in the sky. I always have this problem too--I haven't figured out yet how to get a good shot when sun and shade are involved.

try cropping out the sky, and focusing on the flowers & water. another trick may be to use a warming filter, or circular polarizer. for this image, I think all the bg w/the bldg takes away from the pretty blooms, where the little dock & the water actually fit the scene & work well with the rustic nature of daylilies, so a crop could work well here to enhance your focal point as well eliminate the bleached out sky...

ok, there's my 2cents for today :)

~Anni

Pumpkin9.jpg
by motherlee

Comment:
poor drooping old white fly infested squash flower....sigh
I love these things as a meal, pick 'em early morn, keep them in cold, then dredge in egg/milk, then breadcrumbs, fry up in olive oil with a little garlic..DELISH!! yummy with mayo too...just make sure you get them befor ethe white flies do!

as for the photo, I think you've captured awesome detil & color there and it's great against that leaf for bg!
~Anni

Arabella
by banmorn

Comment:
what a fabulous image! the lighting and the setup work perfectly! you have amazing detail there too, the petals seem like buttery smooth contrasted with the stem...
~Anni

The Hellyans Feast on the Mothership
by Art Roflmao

Comment:
actually, I think the babies are scared & running to hide under mother's dress! :)geez, that is some flower! you can create comic book around it's life cycle.

the tight crop always works for me b/c I'm "going blind" as I age, and I love details...
~Anni

Red
by Tej

Comment:
sweet lighting and very dramatic with the desat! nice!
~Anni

Day 10
by Brad

Comment:
so luminous, looks almost HOLY! & you took this from your car? so glad you took the time to roll the window down.

great lighting and capture..the B&W makes it even more dramatic. nice
~Anni

Staredown
by jmritz

Comment:
damn! you should have just SQUISHED his destructive butt!! :)

Great image, even better story..are you still breathing hard or have yo gotten it back together?
~Anni

Day 10 - Clematis aka Leather Flower
by ephln

Comment:
WOW Evelyn, perfect capture...almost 3D and the image rocks with super color, lighting & the composition too.
~Anni

Day 9 - The Visitor
by Prism

Comment:
hmm, there is alot going on, the dappled light, the droplets, the ant is almost lost in the shadows there. can you bring up the lighting on that one spot? ( I really have no clue about PS)
the flower is quite lovely and that seems almost "beside the point" with so much in the image, the picture (to me) is a bit chaotic, and loses the serenity of the bloom.
that's my 2cents anyway..
~Anni