The Bahá'í House of Worship, Wilmette, Illinois, U.S.A.
by fotodude

Comment by Beetle:
I would like to see this place during daylight or at dusk and in color - this photo isn't showing me enough detail. Lovely choice of subject for the challenge, though!

The Bahá'í House of Worship, Wilmette, Illinois, U.S.A.
by fotodude

Comment by umbris:
Color would have really improved this photo.

Yellow Rose
by fotodude

Comment by rmtm333:
I saw another yellow rose in this challange with a contrasting background. It brought the flower to life. Like this shot, but feel the yellow background dulls the flower somewhat.

Yellow Rose
by fotodude

Comment by Dave Gordon:
Pretty rendition of texture and shape.

The Bahá'í House of Worship, Wilmette, Illinois, U.S.A.
by fotodude

Comment by GBServis:
Good centered compisiton. I think you could have croped this shot a bit tighter. I like the way the light is coming out of the windows around the base.

The Bahá'í House of Worship, Wilmette, Illinois, U.S.A.
by fotodude

Comment by cwalmye:
Nice shot man.

Yellow Rose
by fotodude

Comment by whagerbaumer:
I love this. I am going to have to build a tabletop studio. Another light from the front just to illuminate the center of the rose would be nice. Now was it just a yellow light or a yellow rose? An 8.

The Bahá'í House of Worship, Wilmette, Illinois, U.S.A.
by fotodude

Comment by e301:
Well exposed, and there's good detail, and a good capture of the light. I find the composition very weak however - so centred, so much negative space, so little else to guide the eye, and all of that with a quite 'ordinary' seeming viewpoint - sure, it could be the most difficult view to get at in the world, but we don't know that. You need, I feel, and especially with such architectural shots, to add some element of difference, or of the spectacular, of of the location. the building is interesting - that doesn't automatically make the photograph interesting.

The Bahá'í House of Worship, Wilmette, Illinois, U.S.A.
by fotodude

Comment by nova:
Slight tilt to the right, also focus seems a bit soft (difficult in low light shots though).

Yellow Rose
by fotodude

Comment by KDO:
I like your choice to do something different with this flower. The light source and the floating effect enhance so that they add to, rather than distract from, this image. Nice shot. Normally, I would think that the background so close in hue to the subject wouldn't work to showcase the flower, but you make it work very well. Stunning shot.