Piece of fire
by vasilkovaya

Comment by e301:
Excellent light here - really strong sense of detail in those textures. There is a slight impression of having clipped colour channels, but to get that intensity must be a matter of compromise somewhere, I guess. Minimalism? I don't know ... it's a kind of straightforward approach to the challenge, really, and I'm finding that this trick of using a perfectly isolated subject only partially in frame to be lacking great impact. Your light and colour make up for a lot of that, however.

Piece of fire
by vasilkovaya

Comment by sigrun_th:
great color and framing

Piece of fire
by vasilkovaya

Comment by metoecus:
Excellent shot. Is this the flower's real color? My only criticism is that there are a few dents in the top two petals which I find a little bit distracting.

Piece of fire
by vasilkovaya

Comment by TooCool:
OK... I'm impressed. You broke a rule of composition and jammed your subject way down in the corner like many other shots in this challenge, but the difference is in this one it works. I don't know if it's the fact that you left it in colo, or the very minimalistic border that you put around it that kinda pulls it out of the corner a bit, but it works. You got my vote of confidence!
TC

The Black Pearl
by vasilkovaya

Comment by 2Shay:
I like the lighting here.

The Black Pearl
by vasilkovaya

Comment by NathanWert:
WOW, I like the black jewel.

The Black Pearl
by vasilkovaya

Comment by w24x192:
Considering the number of shells in the background, I think a slighty deeper depth of feild would have been more appealing. Perhaps a tighter crop would have yeilded the same effect, though.

Piece of fire
by vasilkovaya

Comment by Artan:
the delicatcy of the petals is captured very well. A strong contender

The Black Pearl
by vasilkovaya

Comment by Sandman:
Great capture, sharp in focus on the pearl. The backdrop of shells work GJ

Piece of fire
by vasilkovaya

Comment by JPR:
Beautiful lighting, beautiful colors, beautiful flower. Curious if this is getting doesn't meet the challenge topics due to its size. Personally, I think it's fine and an excellent entry.