with love....
by suemack

Comment by theSaj:
wow...nice rose, usually iffy on flower shots

'trust'
by suemack

Comment by Canadian_eh:
Amazing! great contrast, and the noise works very well here! Nice job!

'trust'
by suemack

Comment by SandyP:
Ohhhhhhwuhhhh. . . .how cute is THAT! I really like the slight grain to this. It looks like it belongs.

'the cat'
by suemack

Comment by jakowski308:
Probably not what you intended - but my first impression was that an unsuspecting cat will shortly be torn open from behind. I love the look on the woman's face. 6

with love....
by suemack

Comment by gjumi:
5

'the cat'
by suemack

Comment by TooCool:
I almost clicked on a six as soon as I saw this shot, but I had to stop and look at it some more. This is one of those shots that makes you stop and look again. And again. And again. The first thing I saw was the kittie. Then the hands caressing the kittie. Then I saw the whole scene. The story behind the scene. The emotion involved in the making of the shot.

There are so many things 'wrong' with this. It's soft focus where one would normally expect things to be sharp. It's very busy. There is confusing motion blur. It's blown out in many areas. But the emotional impact of the shot when you actually SEE the shot is incredible. I'm glad I didn't just click and move on like I'm afraid many will. You have captured an incredible moment that will never be the same again. I hope this does well here but am afraid that it won't. If it moves one other individual the way it moved me it won't matter what it scores here. You will have scored more than any cyber ribbon could ever be worth.
Kudos
TC

Elias Goldensky (1867-1943)
by suemack

Comment by kari1:
Hi Sue

I think that you have captured Elias Goldensky (1867-1943) very well in this picture and tribute. Congrats on the picture I wish you had score higher to show how well you did.
Kari

with love....
by suemack

Comment by cfischl:
the cliche of cliches....but, its perfectly executed. 9 from me

with love....
by suemack

Comment by Commando303:
Isn't "pink" for "friendship" or something? A red rose might have been nicer, but, regardless, this is a great photograph. The drops of water work very well, making the shot extraordinarily interesting. Excellent work.

with love....
by suemack

Comment by metoecus:
This flower is well shot; the beads of water are a nice touch. Boosting the saturation of the green somewhat would probably have complemented the color of the flower. I would have preferred to see the DoF centered a little better; it seems like it's on the dew drops in the center of the frame, which is one of the less interesting portions of the flower. On most cameras you can press the shutter button down half-way to get the focus to lock, then re-compose to move that area to some uncentered location. Flower shots are so common that they tend to fare rather poorly with the voters; good luck on this one.