Audacity
by beneschott

Comment by Olyuzi:
Great concept! I love the color against the backdrop of greytones, but the colors could have been more saturated. A bit dark in the leaves below. Also, the glare above the upper right petal is distracting, as well as, the leaves in the upper right. I think many of your problems could have been avoided with softer light and better in-camera cropping. One more thing is the flower is too centered. Hope this was helpful and you didn't find it too harsh of a critique.

Audacity
by beneschott

Comment by MaryC:
Wow, beautiful.
So you are going to be more audacious this year?

Audacity
by beneschott

Comment by tfaust:
The flower is awesome! The way it looks against the background is even better. My only pick on your background is the hot spots. I have 2 of these plants in this same color. Nice work. :-)

Audacity
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Comment by LoudDog:
The flower is nice, but the background makes this a great shot!

Audacity
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Comment by cristiano79:
Nice shot. However, the flash reflection behind the flower is a little bit disturbring and the leaves are to dark.

Audacity
by beneschott

Comment by lockjawdavis:
Nice detail. Especially striking against the wintry backdrop.

Audacity
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Comment by joanbitmaniac:
If this is not a digital compo, BRAVO!

Audacity
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Comment by relgraphics:
It would've been cooler if this was actually outdoors. Nice shot none the less.

Audacity
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Comment by lizzyc3:
Beautiful- how did you get the flowe so crisp!

Audacity
by beneschott

Comment by jrs915:
I really like the idea of this and it is an incredible shot. A few things I can suggest:

The flash in the window is a bit distracting, but this is difficult to avoid when taking against a window.

I'm not quite sure why you have included the leaves in the upper right corner. I fell that these take away from the main image of the flower.

The flower could be a tiny bit brighter, but then that would likely overexpose the snow in the background.

I think you did a great job with a very challenging shot, and it fit the challenge perfect.