Sunflowers and the Approaching Storm
by JakeKurdsjuk

Comment by JakeKurdsjuk:

Originally posted by P-A-U-L: I gave this a 5. I didn't find it too exciting and looked a bit like the flowers were a bit dead or dying. I do love the contrast of the colours against the sky but think it would have had more appeal/impact to me if there was a larger flower possibly with more of a front on view of the flowers. Hey please take this with a pinch of salt as I am certainly no photography expert and I am colour blind too so may be missing something here:)

I appreciate your honesty, and will take heart in that perhaps it's the color-blindness that has you missing the "excitement" intended by the contrast of the bright yellows and the gloomy sky. If the yellows don't pop for you then I expect that there wouldn't be much to see here. It certainly would not have worked in black and white.

Message edited by author 2014-09-08 08:13:06.

Sunflowers and the Approaching Storm
by JakeKurdsjuk

Comment by P-A-U-L:
I gave this a 5. I didn't find it too exciting and looked a bit like the flowers were a bit dead or dying. I do love the contrast of the colours against the sky but think it would have had more appeal/impact to me if there was a larger flower possibly with more of a front on view of the flowers. Hey please take this with a pinch of salt as I am certainly no photography expert and I am colour blind too so may be missing something here:)

Sunflowers and the Approaching Storm
by JakeKurdsjuk

Comment by JakeKurdsjuk:
Thanks for the comments, all. I have to say, I truly thought this would have done better than an almost a dead-even 6. I only wish that the 3 and 4's would have let me in on their thoughts.

An aged man is but a paltry thing, a tattered coat upon a stick
by JakeKurdsjuk

Comment by ozerad:
Definitely paltry! Is this a relative of yours?

Sunflowers and the Approaching Storm
by JakeKurdsjuk

Comment by pixelpig:
The look like summer sentries, against the storm. Lovely light.

Sunflowers and the Approaching Storm
by JakeKurdsjuk

Comment by Kroburg:
Great contrast in flowers and background.

An aged man is but a paltry thing, a tattered coat upon a stick
by JakeKurdsjuk

Comment by jagar:
Eye to eye, lovely candid.

An aged man is but a paltry thing, a tattered coat upon a stick
by JakeKurdsjuk

Comment by MadMan2k:
Ordinarily I would say the man's face in the foreground on the right should have been left out, but the way it fits into the scene is great. I like this a lot.

Sunflowers and the Approaching Storm
by JakeKurdsjuk

Comment by bmartuch:
These flowers against the dark cloudy background is great.

Bunch O' Bunnies?
by JakeKurdsjuk

Comment by nygold:
Great find, well done.