Summer Gold
by luvmyaussie

Comment:
excellent still-life. very well arranged and masterly lightened.

The Visitor
by haze

Comment:
good lighting and focus. the wire on the stem is very distracting, composition is too centered.

Dahlia
by IndigoButterfly

Comment:
a tad too dark IMO, I miss the highlights, otherwise very well done

Californian Bluebell
by MudHut

Comment:
good color and DOF, but way oversharpened

Add One Cup Flower...
by klkitchens

Comment:
unusual idea, pleasing to the eye, but doesn't really make sense to me. very good lighting and perfectly natural color. had not cropped the petals at top, though.

Heat
by mpeters

Comment:
very good composition and lighting, I like how the gerber seems to bend towards the light on the background. Unfortunately the stem lost its natural color, could have been brought back in processing. This fact, the amount of sharpening artefacts (on the stem and in the bg) and the slight blur of the orange border lower my vote to 7.

La vie en rose
by MistyMucky

Comment:
nice color and lighting, enjoyable DOF. the flower fragment in right lower corner distracts a bit. the water drops do nothing for me here

Gloxinia
by stargazer05766

Comment:
I enjoy the bokeh, but had preferred to have the center petal in focus, too

Structural Support
by MaryO

Comment:
good detail and perspective. lighting is a bit flat, background contains quite a lot of noise

Hothouse Flowers
by Stagolee

Comment:
nicely arranged, but lighting is a bit harsh, front tulip is out of focus. a lower perspective might have enhanced the composition as well as the DOF