Petal
by welcher

Comment by smellyfish1002:
This is my only 10 so far. So many people think that a flower, if properly exposed and in focus, makes a wonderful image. That is not true, and in many cases, it is the lighting that sets a great floral image apart from the nice, but boring images. This shot is nearly perfect in lighting, which is so tough to achieve. The range from light to dark tones is very good, without any lown highlights. The lower dark petals offset the bright upper petals in a way that balances your composition. The actual shape of your composition is nothing special, but the lighting really makes it! DOF is great, focus is perfect, lighting is great. the only thing I can find fault in are the two white specks on the left side of the image (in the black background). That's easy to fix for printing, and I won't count off for it due to the restriction on spot editing (this image is a good reason to get rid of that rule). Nice shot, my only 10 so far! Good luck in the challenge!
JD Anderson

Petal
by welcher

Comment by Gracious:
Beautifully done!

Petal
by welcher

Comment by KarenB:
superb.

Petal
by welcher

Comment by Swashbuckler:
Very beautiful shot! Wonderful yellow flower. Great amount of detail. Lighting is very nice. Small nit - two white spots on the left side of the flower (in the black), could be dead pixels, or a small fault in your lighting. 9 Swash

Petal
by welcher

Comment by jodiecoston:
Excellent exposure. Beautiful textures. 9

Petal
by welcher

Comment by floyd:
Excellent use of light and shadow. Great work on a very conventional shot. 9 - floyd

Petal
by welcher

Comment by MattW:
nice color, but not very original

Petal
by welcher

Comment by sher:
this is stunning! great color, focus and lighting!

Petal
by welcher

Comment by Dremelman:
nice contrast

You're My Pal
by welcher

Comment by justine:
CC:Hello welcher!
Neat underwater shot. I had a Nikon under water camera that I took to Cozumel, Mexico. Deep sea diving and snorkeling. Most of the shots were not award winners but some of them I'm proud of. I hope you get to use your new housing in the ocean.
Fits The Challenge-Yes
Composition-Very neat perspective looking up to the surface.
Background-Good, fits the shot and adds to the story.
Digital Processing- A slight moiré pattern.
My Opinion-This shot like a lot of your work is creative and inventive. You've got a unique flair to you photos thats fun, interesting and different from the average. I think You're My Pal did well and I'm sure you'll be back with more 'water' shots.

Message edited by author 2003-02-20 14:35:45.