Mom's got dinner
by Dave Gordon

Comment by Kelli:
Awesome find. Could be a little more in focus.

Mom's got dinner
by Dave Gordon

Comment by OdysseyF22:
Great capture, if only they had been facing you still it would be even better!

Petals Cast Shadows
by Dave Gordon

Comment by Melethia:
The shadows seem incidental to the photograph as opposed to a major contributng element.

Petals Cast Shadows
by Dave Gordon

Comment by rick13601:
A simple photo. It's nice, but there isn't much too this.

Petals Cast Shadows
by Dave Gordon

Comment by Judi:
Good use of the square crop.

Petals Cast Shadows
by Dave Gordon

Comment by e301:
Yes, they do. Beyond that ... well, I don't see a photographic point to this. Without shadow our images are a collection of colours, so I think this is hardly getting into the spirit of this challenge. Composition is poor also - a simple documenting of a bloom, of which there are many many thousnad versions, and there is nothing special here I'm afraid.

Petals Cast Shadows
by Dave Gordon

Comment by BrianR:
Nice Idea

Petals Cast Shadows
by Dave Gordon

Comment by albc28:
I think the angle could have been played with to get a better cast of shadows. the color of the flower could have been enhanced as well.

Petals Cast Shadows
by Dave Gordon

Comment by donnamt24:
nice photo - petal shadows don't jump out though...

Petals Cast Shadows
by Dave Gordon

Comment by redmoon:
if you had cropped the picture more tightly to put the onus on the shapes cast by the petals shadow and the different tones of yellow because of the shadows and light, then i think it might appear to fit the challenge description better. unfortunately, for me, it seems the shadow is purely a chance by-product of a (an admittedly well-taken) shot of a flower, and not so much a prominent element. also, i would suggest possibly scooting down a little more so your head is level with the flower; but that's more personal preference and not a knock on your shot... it is still very pretty, the colours are rich and bright, and the detail reasonably sharp... piture gets 8, meeting challenge gets 4, so an average of 6.