"Make like a tree and get outta here..."
by salparadi

Comment:
Interesting perspective shot with a shallow DOF, good luck.

cherry blossoms illuminated at the time of festival
by kenbo

Comment:
Well lit for an evening shot. The reflections add to the effect.

Dogwood
by draney4

Comment:
Nice combination of green and white. The main subject is a little too centered, maybe a different crop with the flower placed more towards one of the corners might have helped. Otherwise good job! - Gary.

Morning Primroses
by pinback

Comment:
Green, yellow and white complement each other very well and you 've taken full advantage of this. I've always wondered what primroses look like and now I know thank you - Gary.

Waking Up
by rickhd13

Comment:
Interesting flora shot, the colors complement each other well.

Dutchman's Breaches
by jnevitt

Comment:
Great DOF and compostion. I would love to have seen this flooded in sunlight to highlight those flowers more. But I guess you can't control the sun right? Well done.

Creeping Towards the Sky
by BassInABand

Comment:
Interesting perspective! The main subject is fully in focus and placed in the lower right corner following the rule of thirds, good.

Camelia with fly
by psharpe

Comment:
Nice capture, you got lucky with the fly. The lighting seems a little too harsh around the edges of the flower otherwise well done.

After the storm
by xertion

Comment:
Critique Club:

Hi E.J. Again I have the honor of critiquing your photo. This is one of those shots I would have thought would do a lot better. I really like this pic a lot, but you can never foretell how the rest of the DPC voters will vote right?

The lighting is perfect here, the detail is amazing, those water drops look just so crisp. The decision to do this in black and white was okay, I think it has come out well, although a lot of comments below state they would rather have seen this in color.

The cropping is something I would have done differently, the main subject seems just a little too centered for me.

Apart from that I think you did a good job.

Gary

After the Storm
by shareinnc

Comment:
Critique Club:

Hi Shari. I didn't enter a weather submission because all we had during the challenge week was blue skies. Not even a few clouds at all, if there had been at least a few clouds I might have done something like you did.

Like I mentioned in my comment below I like the effect of the blue sky starting darker on the left and progressing lighter the more you look to the right. And in contrast the clouds below the sky have the opposite effect going from dark on the right to light on the left.

The blue sky is a little grainy but it is difficult to shoot the sky without getting a certain amount of grain in the image.

All in all a simple pic of the sky which you can't really do to much wrong with. Well done.

Gary