Windswept
by mchalmers

Comment:
Wow, I can't wait to read about your setup/pp for this. I think this will be on the front page soon. Fantastic shot, great lighting and the colors are lovely.

Early Spring at TVA
by ONERSIX

Comment:
I like the location, this is elegant like a painting, but I think that this pic would do better if the contrast were a bit stronger.

Oak Grove
by jdannels

Comment:
Wow, this is stunning. Another one that I think belongs on the front page, I have my top three picked now :) Great capture, beautiful location, and I love that it includes a variety of flora instead of just one flower or plant. Really nice job.

Desert in Bloom
by edmeng

Comment:
Great location to really capture the spirit of the challenge. This is definitely flora, a variety and very location-specific. I am jealous of the clear, blue sky. I think this would be stronger with something as the star of the show, so to speak. It's not really inclusive enough for a landscape but it's not macro enough for just a flower to stand out.I think if there were a tree or a blossom that was the central subject it would be more visually pleasing, but very good job all the same.

Up to the Clouds
by dahved

Comment:
I was expecting to see more shots like this for this challenge. Great composition and colors here, I think the texture of the bark is what really makes this interesting.

Quercus lobata (valley oak)
by cogerox

Comment:
Great composition and great, saturated colors. A simple comment for a simple, but beautiful, capture.

Ovum Narcissus
by kingskingdom

Comment:
A really interesting shot, very clever concept. I think with one more egg being completely whole it would feel more complete, but the colors and lighting look great.

Red Roses and White Surroundings
by eaglebeck

Comment:
Nothing here really seems to be in sharp focus to me. I'd suggest really filling the frame for shots like this, the white space in the upper right corner and along the top edge is a bit distracting.

Aquarium
by panomav

Comment:
This is a great flora shot, really captures the spirit of the challenge. Lots of variety, very specific location, I think this is great.

Long Shot
by yjoshi

Comment:
I think this truly covers more the definition of flora than a lot of the other shots in this challenge. However, even though it meets the spirit of the challenge perfectly, as a picture it leaves a little to be desired. First of all, the horizon is not straight. Second, I think if you had something (a tree, a flower, a leaf of grass, etc.) as a subject and then had all the rest of this flora as a background it would have more focus to it. Right now it almost feels like an accidental shot because there's no specific subject and it doesn't really offer anything impressive as far as a landscape goes.