p u r i t y ~ p e r f e c t i o n
by Ja-9

Comment:
Ah, the magnolia has just opened up, the soft shadows look good on those creamy pure-white petals.

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by cowtownmom

Comment:
They look like young maidens off to dance around a maypole. Lovely. I miss a title.

Earth Laughs in Flowers
by davidw

Comment:
Lovely title, very true. Nice & crisp. Like an illustration, a front cover for a book of poetry or a nature journal.

Pretty in Purple
by KarenNfld

Comment:
Waugh! this springs to life when I click it open! The little crocuses are catching the light like cups & the dancing bokeh adds to the joyful feeling. The way the camera brings it all into one plane together works very well here. Well done. Nice PP.

La simplicité fait la beauté
by Wessam

Comment:
Do I like the shadows? I don't know. The shadow along the top edge is either brilliant or a big mistake, I can't figure it out. Interesting.

Begonia Frills
by jomari

Comment:
I can't decide whether the grain is good here or not. It's very soft grain. I kind of want to reach out & touch these cool, soft petals.

The Reveal
by hopelessoptimist

Comment:
All you need here is some leaded borders to turn this into a very nice stained glass window. The rich, hot color is perfect for a summertime poppy. The thing that keeps me looking at this is not the luscious color or brilliant light, but the blurry smeary watercolor painterly lack of descriptive detail everywhere except the center of the flower. Fascinating combination of details, from the hot yellow lightening of light along the FG edge of that petal, to the watery green BG, to the smudged shadows, to the sharp detail of light on the flower center. This might be the most I've ever written in a comment, trying to explain my reaction to a comp. It's almost a shame to write words. Well done.

LastYearsThistles
by webbsm

Comment:
ouch! these are so sharp! Color is rich in this detail-intense comp & I like the outdoor BG. Well done & PP very nicely too.

Flowery Dawn
by bobcc

Comment:
Nice combination of colors & shapes in this, curiously peaceful to look at.

Underneath
by mgsmith53

Comment:
Looks like a squash blossom, if so tough shot to get--requiring a close to the ground camera angle for that lovely green shadow-light. That blossom looks brand new.