See the Flower, Become the Flower
by banmorn

Comment:
Hey Robert, I am doing my one and only yearly CC comment and I got your photo :)

Congrats on a top placing with this image, 12th is nothing to complain about! But there are a few issues I'd like to touch on with your image. I like the detail in both the petals and the eye although there is a slight more softness in the petals compared to the eye which is sharper. I myself would have gone for a compromise and sharpened the petals a bit and blurred the eye a touch to meet somewhere in the middle. But only ever so slightly. The lighting and composition is very good, nothing to push there at all. Only two more little issues, the black hairs in the top right should be cloned away, they are only disturbing there. And secondly the right part of the eye is too closed up for me, I would have worked more of the eye into the image to see more of the full eye so that most of the outline is present, as it is the main focal point in your photo.

Other than that, a super entry, good processing and one of the better photos I have seen from you.

Gary

A Brave New World
by unicum

Comment:
Nice idea, but I think the ground should have been kept as one and not cloned into parts, it takes away from the overall impact.

"Love Is....."
by Judi

Comment:
Well done, one of my pics for a ribbon this one, good work!

Land of the Buck
by AlexSaberi

Comment:
Congrats, two wins on the front page at one time. Seldom achieved!

INSOLENCE [ Andrzej Dragan]
by whiteroom

Comment:
You're getting good at this game aren't you!

Les mensonges me manquent
by Ennil

Comment:
tres bien!!

A Glimmer of Hope
by HRoxas

Comment:

Originally posted by HRoxas: Thanks kiwiness for your comment... I didn't use any filter on this shot. What you're seeing is what the camera saw.

I see that now, good work!

"Honey, Norman Parkinson is on the phone..."
by front_element

Comment:
This is great, it has such a 20's feel to it. I would have rated this as my top favourite had it been for the composition. The area on the otherside of the wall I would have completely subtracted from this image. I would have gone for a different angle and taken in only the wall on the left without what is on the otherside. It is still my second favourite for the challenge :)

Picasso Jr. (Picasso by Irving Penn)
by gsal

Comment:
Impressive!

Update: This my top scorer for this challenge, but of course the DPC'ers will think otherwise :)

Ansel-esque
by dustinwilson

Comment:
Good good good!