Screw The Roses, Send Me The Thorns
by sleekr

Comment by Manikz:
Would have liked to have seend the roses in less focus, but overall nice job.

Screw The Roses, Send Me The Thorns
by sleekr

Comment by vien:
I love the title! It was communicated very well in the photo. Great DOF that drew attention to the thorn.

Our Lady of Lourdes
by sleekr

Comment by Neuferland:
Very nice idea and the off center works because of the plant on the right. I think I would have liked to seen a little more open crop on the top to finish out the arch above the statue and just a tad more sharpness on the statue. Maybe a little higher angle too so you could see more of her face? Started at a 5, finishing with a 7

Our Lady of Lourdes
by sleekr

Comment by TooCool:
Nice image, but it looks a little oversharpened to me...
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War: Man's Infinite Capacity for Self-Destruction
by sleekr

Comment by karmat:
CRITIQUE CLUB CRITIQUE
by karmat

The first thing I noticed about this shot was the highly contrasting colors. It grabs the attention of the viewer and really helps the pattern of the markers seem infinite.

When I first looked at it, I thought the green on the right needed to be more rows of markers, but after studying it for a while, I think I like the open area. It gives a "beginning" to the infinity, and splits the picture into two sections.

The focus seems just a hair off (not immediately noticeable). Perhpas a larger aperture number and a slower shutter would help to really get those details showing good.

Nice work, and best to you in future challenges.

karmat

Screw The Roses, Send Me The Thorns
by sleekr

Comment by adine:
ouch, what is that book about? I think having the roses a bit more our of focus would work better and maybe have jsut a couple stems to simplify and concentrate on the line on thorns against the dark background. Background in slightly green - use a color cast tool to remove (or does that desaturate the green in the plants too much?)

Screw The Roses, Send Me The Thorns
by sleekr

Comment by amazoneea:
Very good photo. I like the use of lights and the soft focus. Too bad you had to sacrifice those beautiful roses but well... art ask for sacrifices. :):):)

Screw The Roses, Send Me The Thorns
by sleekr

Comment by Ram21:
Good colors, I like the depth of field.

Screw The Roses, Send Me The Thorns
by sleekr

Comment by Dave Gordon:
Pretty shot. From the title this sounds like an interesting book.

Screw The Roses, Send Me The Thorns
by sleekr

Comment by vrphotos:
nice... Would have liked the thorns closer and more pronounced.