Cathedral of Learning
by Paul

Comment:
I submitted this on 1x.com where it was rejected and subsequently critiqued; I agreed with all of the comments. In the final analysis, the effect probably isn't best suited to the subject. However, I do still like it but I think my recent attempts at Lensbaby flowers are better aligned with the affordances of the lens.

Thanks for your comment and interest.

Paul

MFSC #3 - Iris
by Denise

Comment:
Lovely crisp focus, vibrant colours and emerges wonderfully from the dark background.

Great stuff!

crab-apple.jpg
by JerseyGenie

Comment:
Wonderful image - too good to cover up IMO.

The Rose
by GregoryB

Comment:
Really nice, well edited image.

Flower side 2.jpg
by C4Pictures

Comment:
Interesting image and it looks to me as if it would be hard to shoot. Its distributed architecture means it lacks a specific focal point, so I can understand this fill-the-frame approach to composition. I think you have cropped it a little to tightly on the right but the colours of your great subject carry your image.

Flower on pole.jpg
by bennettjamie

Comment:
Responding to your call for comments on these images.

Really nice image but I think it shouts 'straighten me'; having that vertical line adjacent to the right hand side of the image means that it shouldn't be anything other than perfectly vertical too.

Pink Roses.jpg
by bennettjamie

Comment:
I like this image a lot, though clipping of the top of the rose probably detracts a little. Very nice light though.

A Day at the Lake
by Art Roflmao

Comment:
Fabulous!

Gave me a big laugh this morning.

Japanese-Anemones-2.jpg
by jomari

Comment:
Excellent capture - from looking at it I wouldn't have known it was taken in challenging circumstances, I think you've done a great job here; I think your choices with the contrast settings / black point are particularly effective.

day 2 - ladybug on lupine.JPG
by rachelellen

Comment:
I like the degree of background blur you have here, it isolates your subject well. The ladybug is a good catch too. This is good capture but I think the cloudy day remains apparent - quite difficult to combat I think, I wonder how something like the fill flash (?) in Adobe Camera Raw would work.

Overall though, a great composition and a very nice subject.