Sophisticated
by idnic

Comment by Tammer:
Good contrast. For me though, the face seems almost too washed out.

Sophisticated
by idnic

Comment by asij:
Thats just brilliant use of high contrast

Delicate & Lovely
by idnic

Comment by mcrochip:
Critique club...
Challenge: This shot meets D&L by the title you have chosen, which is acceptable in a challenge such as this.
Composition: The flower helps you out by managing the rule of thirds for you, and the angle of the shot draws the eye all around the flower. I would agree that the crop may be a touch tight, but it works as is too.
Color/Lighting: The lighting here is near perfect - a tiny bit darker than perhaps ideal, but very well managed for the shot. That enhances the colors in the shot quite nicely.
Clarity: The important parts of the flower are in focus, with the stamin almost competing for the upper petals for the main attention. I like the DoF in this, as it emphacizes the depth of the flower.
Overall: A very well composed shot of what happens to be my favorite flower (it was in the corsages I bought for my prom dates back in High School). This also does very nicely as a macro shot.

Sophisticated
by idnic

Comment by ubique:
Effective high-contrast processing. Hopefully the fact that the actual composition is also high-contrast will be recognised too. 7

Sophisticated
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Comment by madison461:
very nice!

Sophisticated
by idnic

Comment by johansec:
Good job on the high contrast aspect of the challenge, nice photo. 7

Sophisticated
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Comment by kaputol:
looks like a photo from the 60's, which definitely contrasts with the title... does that count in this contest?

Sophisticated
by idnic

Comment by SJCarter:
Great high key feel to a very visually appealing shot. Love the crop and the dark eye. Nice job.

Sophisticated
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Comment by Sherri1209:
Amazing. Should Ribbong. Great Shot.

Complicated
by idnic

Comment by banmorn:
Would have been even more complicated if the shoes were switched.LOL! Nice tones and composition on the entry.