Zinnia
by FrostyPaws

Comment:
Wow very cool. Perfect DoF or did you lay some gaussian blur over the rest of the image? Either way the isolation of the center bits is perfect, and the whole shot has a very dark, dreamy feel.

Pink Freesia
by BAMartin

Comment:
Little bit of zoom blur? I like the sense of motion, though it does make it hard to settle the eye within the image.

Wedding Photographer
by jtf6agent

Comment:
In my opinion it's a better photograph than 4 or 5 that placed higher, and a toss up with the rest. Close enough where personal fickleness would have a lot of weight in the final placement.

You are right about the voting to some degree. The same shots continue to place high and will continue to do so until the end of time. Recent ribbon winning shots that are just re-hashed ribbon winning shots ("oh my goodness, I can't believe this did so well") are the way things go here. Not sure about the seeming inevitably of recognizable faces placing high. Could be what you infer, but they aren't bad shots either generally.

Anyway, I like your shot quite a bit. If details like the darkness of knuckle creases were really determining factors in the minds of most voters, the top 10 would be a very different place. (It's a good comment, but if ribboning is your concern I wouldn't put a lot of weight in thinking like that. Look at all the robot-eyed, neat image abused 'model' shots that people gush over).

Message edited by author 2008-08-18 19:49:13.

Susans and Delphinium
by banmorn

Comment:
Very nice. A classic looking shot. Love the background.

cool twist
by bnilesh

Comment:
Very stark, dramatic shot. Love it.

ILLUSION - Day 11
by sherpet

Comment:
Very colorful. Trying to figure out what the patchy white bit is on the right?

Sunshine and Shadow
by MaryO

Comment:
Really nice. I like scenes where the light is highlighting the subject like this.

03 - Purple
by ErikV

Comment:
Very rich blues. Quite nice.

5906 Azaleas
by pixelpig

Comment:
Wow. It's the Last Supper of flower shots. Very cool.

Electric Dreams
by inamo

Comment:
If Tron had a garden, this flower would be in it!