Purple Rain
by TerryGee

Comment by drydoc:
It's a prince of shot! I would have liked to see both petals in focus though.

Purple Rain
by TerryGee

Comment by crabappl3:
Can't go wrong with water drops on petals! Great color here! Very pleasing to look at! 9 -danny

Reflection
by TerryGee

Comment by dagaleaa:
nice photo and nice sentiment too

Reflection
by TerryGee

Comment by Jeileen:
For tme the word "reflection" is lost in the glare of the water.....Nice border. Good overall.

Purple Rain
by TerryGee

Comment by casualguy:
Nice color and softness. Good job.

Purple Rain
by TerryGee

Comment by HRoxas:
I't always been a beautifl subject and this is not an exception. Composition in great, colors wonderful. However, too much of a cliche alreay.

Purple Rain
by TerryGee

Comment by MrAkamai:
Amazing macro shot! I really like the beaded water on the petals and the background: it's not distracting at all. 10!

Purple Rain
by TerryGee

Comment by justine:
Lovely subject, light and color. Very nice. Good luck in the challenge.

Reflection
by TerryGee

Comment by GolferDDS:
Excellent work. Great picture and relevant to the theme.

Sticky Situation
by TerryGee

Comment by JC_Homola:
Greetings from the Critique club

Very good lighting, nicely done.

I think your main issue here is that there is just too many elements present.

The one spire that is in focus would have been a great shot by itself.

At the very most there should have been 2 or 3 elements. With the foreground spires being out of focus it really detracts from the entire image.

When shooting plants like this some times it is possible to gently and in this case, carefully!, move the foreground bits out of the way.

Many times I use a piece of twine or small stick to just tuck them out of site.

Otherwise I would suggest shooting the two in the front and having everything else be out of focus. That way there would be a clear sign what is the main focal point of your shot.

Hope this helps.
JC