"Nuovo Vita" - New Life
by Rikki

Comment:
I like how the center of the flower looks like a funnel, black hole of sorts. With teeth. Hah! I know this wasn't really the intention, given that it's a "Something New" shot, but today I'm just looking at flower pics as flowers and not one bit how they fit the challenges if they were challenge entries. I very likely would have cropped the white out of the upper left corner to enhance this effect, probably a slightly tighter square in which the flower fills the entire frame. Nice crisp focus on the center. You also win brownie points for the Italian, cuz I'm a total sucker. Mi piace li foto! Buona notte, amico! ;-)

Stamen (Out Take)
by 3DsArcher

Comment:
The b/w captures the texture very nicely!

After the Rain
by sher

Comment:
Beautiful!

flower.jpg
by totaldis

Comment:
Nice pic! Maybe a little more green stem (leaves?) to balance out the red a bit. But I like the flower on the wood grain.

Walkin' On Sunshine
by tlalonde

Comment:
I don't think it's a boring shot. It's a really nice composition. However, the noise does work against it. It makes the insect look pixelated. This would be fantastic as a really crisp b/w. :-)

Solar Reflections
by glad2badad

Comment:
Really nice! The water almost looks like ice - very cool, crisp, refreshing.

Calla Lilly
by Zippy

Comment:
I really like the barely there abstract of this. It's very graceful.

Some Yellow Flowers
by dleach

Comment:
Oooh, yes! Yellow columbine! They say it grows here (in Colorado), but I've never seen any in the wild yet, just our lovely blue variety. Excellent focus, nice color. They look like shooting stars!

Natural Beauty
by L1

Comment:
Echinecea is one of my all-time favorite flowers. This is a particularly gorgeous capture. The depth is nice, the bee is a stroke of luck, and I love the sharpness of the cone.

Standing Pansies
by jodiecoston

Comment:
Mmm, poppies! I have a weakness for these.