Tulip
by Mstarkey

Comment by DefyTime:
:: Critique Club ::

Like the shot. One thing I think it could be helped by is a bit more contrast, make the colors more rich and stand out that much more. I like the squear cropâ€Â¦good choice.

Tulip
by Mstarkey

Comment by joynim:
I thought this was lovely and gave it a 9 ,I am saddened to see it low in the rankings-keep up the good work

Tulip
by Mstarkey

Comment by KaDi:
Pretty and gentle use of backlighting. Think the subject lends itself to having a little more stem showing.

Tulip
by Mstarkey

Comment by dahkota:
The lighting works well on this but I feel the depth of field is too short.

Tulip
by Mstarkey

Comment by DefyTime:
Good close-up

Tulip
by Mstarkey

Comment by GuGi:
I wish it had been a little smaller, the crop is too close in my opinion. Lovely colours and nice dof.

Tulip
by Mstarkey

Comment by igoofry:
I like the back lighting on this shot. Nice Macro.

Tulip
by Mstarkey

Comment by tonyv:
Because of the direction of the light, there is very little texture on the petals, something I would have expected to see.

Tulip
by Mstarkey

Comment by cheekymunky:
Classic, Beautifully done. I hope it does well dispite all the 'flower haters'!

Ominous Sky
by Mstarkey

Comment by loseme:
*Critique Club*

"Ominous Sky" is a nice addition into the 2- Second challenge. It was nice to see a different idea and concept for the challenge.

The image itself grabs the viewers attention, it has to with such an enormous sky. I would have the same opinion as many of the voters have listed, this is an excellent shot but the garage takes away from the score. I think the lighting on the garage just grabs your eye an takes you away from the sky. The lighting on the house itself is great and is very different from the usual. The lighting overall is just interesting, did you happen to have a car parked out there with the headlights on? The angle from the shadows cast by the trees would make think so. The composition is nice, I love how you were able to capture the sky. This was a great shot and I think you had a wonderful idea. I can't wait to see your future challenges.