Porcupine
by darix

Comment by Kylie:
The composition you arrived at is just outstanding. What a wonderful image to linger and stare at. Beautiful work!! The detail and crispness are amazing, and the DOF just perfect.

Porcupine
by darix

Comment by Mary Ann Melton:
Very nice sharp detail. Love the lines in the head of the coneflower.

Porcupine
by darix

Comment by Natator:
I particularly like the composition here.

Porcupine
by darix

Comment by adine:
I like that you can still see the brick path beyond the flowers - having the other flower half way between the subject and the path acts as an intermediary between the main flower and the background. I like the subtle diagonal created by the bricks that leads us in from the top left and right to that dramaticly framed flower which is crisp and full of color! 9

Porcupine
by darix

Comment by Tuckersmom:
Nice macro - I would have liked to see a darker background - good job!

Porcupine
by darix

Comment by drydoc:
Why did you include ther blurred one? The one up front is spectacular and shouldn't be sharing the stage. IMHO BOL

Porcupine
by darix

Comment by strangeghost:
Beautiful shot. I found some of these too, but in the end couldn't get one good enough to submit. Excellent crop and composition too. Very nice!

Porcupine
by darix

Comment by binkyat3:
simple and very pretty!

Porcupine
by darix

Comment by photom:
Wonderful cone flower in a great composition. The repeating pattern of the second flower works well. I do not like the man-made background at all - it adds unnecessary square shapes and a color that detracts from the image. But - the main cone flower is so perfect and powerful, so it still gets high marks.

Porcupine
by darix

Comment by grigrigirl:
nice perspective