Sunflower
by cogerox

Comment:
Love the colors and you nailed your focus. My only complaint would be that the right side is cramped. Your border runs into the stamen of the flower.

IMG_5447.jpg
by drydoc

Comment:
Definitely Celosia. The flower tags I have say "Castle Celosia."

Anywho... I have some in my flowerbed right now, but I have no idea how to take a good shot of them. I sit there with my camera, and just stare at them... then turn to the easy targets, heh. Maybe by Day 31 I'll brave the Celosia.

lily
by pamelasue

Comment:
Ooo! So much potential with this shot. The composition is very flattering. It's so soft, to me it begs to be almost overexposed.

I played with it if you don't mind...
- Bumped Brightness +50
- Selective Color on the Black layer +100
- Selective Color on the White layer -50
- Bumped Contrast +10
- ...then I still wanted it brighter and Selective Color on the White layer -50...again
- White border

02-Floral-3613.jpg
by JerseyGenie

Comment:
The background is a bit unexpected, but it does work in a "flower power" hippy sort of way.

=)

Coneflower
by FrostyPaws

Comment:
I love the light tips of the petals. I think the center of the flower gets lost in the shadows and that throws the balance off on the photo. A quick and dirty dodging of the center would brighten that right up.

The green in the background draws your eye away from the flower also. For me it almost flattens the image, because the green is coming forward and fighting for attention. If you desaturate the greens a bit you keep the interesting textures while allowing the flower to be the star.

Bee in a Beard Tongue
by GeneralE

Comment:
Get closer, get closer! ...and have an escape route planned, heh.

Bee & Petals
by Kelli

Comment:
Why must critters that look so cute and fluffy be so mean?? I want to snuggle with that little guy, but I bet he wouldn't like that.

Your focus is a bit off, and it would be nice if he was more illuminated by the sun or a flash. I can completely understand why you didn't want to position the flower to get more light on him though, heh.

day1b.jpg
by Maggye

Comment:
This is a much better crop. The other version had a lot of space that wasn't doing much to add interest to the photo.

Dahlia-Detail
by sfalice

Comment:
This shot is begging for a square crop to me, mainly to get rid of the top bit that doesn't do much for the whole... and black and white, but that could just be a personal phase. The accentuated edges make it look like a pastel painting.

ORANGE - Day 1
by sherpet

Comment:
This is almost hypnotizing the way the petals gently curve around. It really pulls you into the center.

The reds seemed a bit over-saturated to me, so I tested turning the saturation down a bit in Photoshop via Hue/Saturation. I didn't like the outcome, but then just turned the brightness down (a lot!) on the red level with the same tool. It looks like a pit of fire! Your version is much happier.



Message edited by author 2008-08-01 04:39:01.