Black Blossoms
by dizneewench

Comment:
picture perfect act of communication through ruthlessly efficient composition, but also a great performance by the right hand. 8

Hi-bicus
by coolblue

Comment:
a wonderful unnatural range of color makes for a successful transition from photo to painting. 8

BioTech
by otisXmike

Comment:
terrific set up and the light and background are perfect to complete your Cronenberg effect. 9

Elderberry
by riolobo

Comment:
the difficult thing with flowers is to trump the beauty of the flower with the beauty of the photographer's eye. You have done that here. 9

La Traviata
by whiteroom

Comment:
my pick of the challenge. enigmatic and yet dramatic, like an opera in a language I don't understand... 10

Ice Cube
by levyj413

Comment:
I would have picked this as my favorite. Her coldness comes across as something more profound, an emotional state. isolation? but there's also a sense of apprehension, which implies that there is hope. it is not a despairing portrait by any means. the viewer feels a connection with the subject.

Desert Bird of Paradise
by littlegett

Comment:
nice colors.

Missing you
by LalliSig

Comment:
I can see why this was validated. It is out of the camera perfection. You are the bomb. the diagonal of the sill(?) and the diagonals of his cap (and the diagonals of his collar), the distribution of dirt, all aid in conveying the mood of the child's expression. the blurred background is just more dirt, just more moody brownness. 10

Hibiscus Bloom
by 777STAN

Comment:
I like the delicate color and softness that everyone else is voting you down for.

COW
by Kronus

Comment:
pretty horse! I like the tight crop. a lot of people complain about the edges of a subject being cropped off. those people know nothing about composition.