Martha Stewart Living
by nborton

Comment by bobgaither:
excellent contrasted image like this one a lot 9

Martha Stewart Living
by nborton

Comment by sagestudio:
I like the flower a lot, I wish it were placed lower in the photo to allow for room at the top for a title. Great focus.

Martha Stewart Living
by nborton

Comment by buzzrock:
Maybe A jail cell would have been a beter subject, :)

Honestly a great photo, I loved it..

Martha Stewart Living
by nborton

Comment by qachyk:
Slightly more vague than I might have invisioned on a Martha Stewart cover but not out of the question by any means. (By 'vague' I mean the cover art tends to focus on, say, a whole flowerbed or a project involving flowers more than it would a single bloom but that's on limited experience, I admit.)

I like the shot a lot. It's got great colour contrast, and the focal blur in the back makes the ideal backdrop for coverlines. The only place it suffers at all is fitting the logo at the top without obscuring the flower, which is minor; they might choose to continue the green colour up into an added background to compensate.

Martha Stewart Living
by nborton

Comment by jillz:
I think this shot would be betterif the stem of the flower were in focus as well. Good choice of subject and composition.

Martha Stewart Living
by nborton

Comment by alanfreed:
Looking forward to seeing all the Martha Stewart jokes that will inevitably appear here! (How to decorate your jail cell, etc...)

Martha Stewart Living
by nborton

Comment by hawkida:
Little wrong with the image, technically but you chose a poor subject - that flower centre has bits falling off it and it's not that pleasing to look at.

Martha Stewart Living
by nborton

Comment by thirteen_times:
Love the shot. Great work. 8.

Martha Stewart Living
by nborton

Comment by Koriyama:
Here's looking at you, kid.
The stray petal at the bottom and the stem on the right detract from the overall effect.

transportation super highway
by nborton

Comment by Amiee:
Good job. I really like the lighting that is used.