salvation
by Giles

Comment by Giles:
Thought this would do better

slow death
by Giles

Comment by markwiley:
I gave it a five. I admire much of your work, but this just didn't do much for me. I am not good at flower macros, so there are probably better folks to explain what might be missing from this image. The center of the flower and the petals around the edges are in focus, and things between are soft. I think my eyes bounce between these areas and struggle to find what I should be focused on. Perhaps it would be better have the eye drawn to a single area in focus. I agree with Jon that the vibrant yellow areas may not have helped with a darker theme like Death.

slow death
by Giles

Comment by MadMan2k:
I feel like it's too monotonous. Obviously that's the color of the flower, but being a bright yellow flower, even though it's dying, with the even light doesn't give a "death" kind of vibe.

Visually, the shapes and composition are OK but just OK. Not too pleasing to my eye personally. The technical aren't bad although the small reflection to the right seems to remove it even more from the "death" theme, by making it obvious that the flower is on a shiny surface.

I think had it been on some dirt, maybe with some harder light or some grungy processing, it might have done better.

Plus, I don't think a lot of people will associate wilting flowers very closely with death, even if it's a very literal portrayal of death.

salvation
by Giles

Comment by tnun:
some of my favourite colours, and leading to the promised land.

A murmuration of Infinity
by Giles

Comment by mariuca:
This frightful cosmic image is destabilized a little by the use of a vignette. Unless one chooses to read the vignette as a defect of one̢۪s own peripheral vision.
The choice of grey is excellent taking the image out of a simple texture exercise. I believe that this photograph shall be seen in a small scale and additional images shall accompany it. A photo essay will suit it a lot.

A murmuration of Infinity
by Giles

Comment by vawendy:
There's something to this one, yet it doesn't seem enough to me. Perhaps it would be more impressive in a larger format.

A murmuration of Infinity
by Giles

Comment by tanguera:
Awesome. Not necessarily the image, but that it brings to mind the extraordinary spectacle that is this phenomenon.

A murmuration of Infinity
by Giles

Comment by lei_73:
Unbelievable! Where is it?

A murmuration of Infinity
by Giles

Comment by 2mccs:
Wow, i can't believe there are so many birds. Fascinating capture.

A murmuration of Infinity
by Giles

Comment by mitalapo:
are these birds? amazing.