Thankful for Nature's Beauty
by TerryGee

Comment by Imablessed:
The black bacground really adds tothe color of the flowers. Great sot.

Thankful for Nature's Beauty
by TerryGee

Comment by jonpink:
Bad Points: Tad to high on the saturation, woudl have cropped out the green and concentrated on the flower
Good Points: colors and focus well done.
Overall Score: 5

The Scent of a Woman
by TerryGee

Comment by ccjp:
Gorgeous composition.

Thankful for Nature's Beauty
by TerryGee

Comment by dagaleaa:
nice photo....I am thankful too for what nature gives us....

Thankful for Nature's Beauty
by TerryGee

Comment by Jasper:
Very nice colours. I like that you background is not busy. More space above the flower would make it more balanced too.

Thankful for Nature's Beauty
by TerryGee

Comment by Neuferland:
Very nice, well done. An 8

Thankful for Nature's Beauty
by TerryGee

Comment by justine:
Pretty, and I'll bet they smell good too. Lovely soft light.

Birds of a Feather Flock Together (like DPC members)
by TerryGee

Comment by TooCool:
From the Critique Club

First of all let me say that I really like this image a lot! OK, I got that out of the way.

Your choice of B/W for this shot is perfect! I am a HUGE fan of color, but in this instance I believe that color would be an enormous distraction and totally take away from the impact.

Focus and DOF here are awesome! I love the way the feathers are ruffled on the left bird. It's a nice contrast between the smoothness of the feathers on the right bird!

The crop in this shot is excellent and I think that a lot of the pop of the shot is from the crop! You have eliminated (most of) the distractions this way (and with the lack of color.)

Things I don't like: There is some distracting elements in the white background behind the right bird. Now that challenge is over that is an easy fix in photoshop. Also (I'm sorry but...) I really don't like what you added to the end of your title. I (and this is just me, don't take it personal please) felt like it was sucking up and I don't like sucking up... I almost never take a title into consideration when voting and before this never voted down for title, but in this instance I did take a point off for it...

The Scent of a Woman
by TerryGee

Comment by pcody:
I like the close up personal aspect. It is a good picture.
My opinion:
Don't know about the color. Blue ; emotionally it is for sadness, coldness and depression. Maybe a warmer color would have worked better? I don't know about the grain either. It could enhance the feeling of the scent being in the air. I don't think I like it.

The Scent of a Woman
by TerryGee

Comment by Olyuzi:
Good concept that could have been carried out better. Lighting is too harsh and exposure seems off as you've lost detail in the hand and shoulder. I also find a lack of coherence between the graininess of the image and the refined and delicate features of the woman. More light shed on the glass applicator and maybe doing away with the shadow in the background would have improved the picture IMO. I'm a bit undecided about the blue-green-grey cast but do think it adds a feeling of sensuality