New Horizons
by silverleaf

Comment by debitipton:
this one would have been perfect for the centered challenge!

New Horizons
by silverleaf

Comment by orussell:
Composition: Subject Placement, Cropping, Background 6
Technical: Focus, Exposure, Lighting, Processing 6
Appeal: Is it Interesting, Motivating, Etc. 5
How well does it meet the challenge: 8
Total Averaged Rating(Rounded) 6

New Horizons
by silverleaf

Comment by David.C:
The dark speck on the left is the only real distraction.

New Horizons
by silverleaf

Comment by cghubbell:
The cropping is excellent, and the background is interesteing - having the colors in it compliments the monochromatic subject nicely. I'd like to see more sharpness in the foreground to bring out the intricate detail in it.

New Horizons
by silverleaf

Comment by magnus:
Good idea and the contrast between the white subject and colored background works great. But maybe a deeper DOF (including the closest parts) would have been better? In any case, I would have edited out that distracting dark speck on the left of the flower.

New Horizons
by silverleaf

Comment by e301:
I've been working on photographing these things myself recently, and have never yet found the 'full cloud' effect very promising as a photo (and I'm afraid you haven't chaged my mind). I'm certain there is some interest to be found there, but still it remains a mystery - I think perhaps those spines of the seeds are too fine to really show any shape through light, and that doesn't make promising territory for photography. I do like tthe DOF here though, and there is a certain near-abstract quality to that 'cloud' that is quite pleasant. All the intersting shots I've seen have involved heads with at least half of the seeds removed - I can recommend trying that approach.

Topography
by silverleaf

Comment by unknowndeath:
I dont know if you are using the new photoshop but maybe use the shadow/highlight feature on your image here and I bet you get some finer details out of it. Maybe also having come closer to your subject to get more of the texture so the lines are more defined. A little more contrast after the shadow/high light option make the color more powerful in one way or another or some extra saturation.

New Horizons
by silverleaf

Comment by lsmart:
pretty shot

It is a pitty the brown spot on the left

New Horizons
by silverleaf

Comment by cbeller:
interesting shot. That spot on the left hurts a bit.

New Horizons
by silverleaf

Comment by mcrochip:
Ahh, ahh, choo! After you say 'gesundheit', you'll see that I like this pic... macro shots of seasonal items come off pretty well, and this is done very nicely.