Razor Wire
by grahamp

Comment by maralomar:
very nice fram, and good focus

Razor Wire
by grahamp

Comment by Steveinnz:
well done and good luck

Orchid Delight
by grahamp

Comment by gaurawa:
good lighting

Orchid Delight
by grahamp

Comment by Catherine_B:
the outer petals are a little soft in focus for my taste, overall a good image 5

Orchid Delight
by grahamp

Comment by turbopop:
As a personal fan of orchids, i think this shot is amazing and I know how hard it is to find a good shot of orchids, good work. :]

Orchid Delight
by grahamp

Comment by jpochard:
Beauty is a subjective thing, I know. In my scoring and comments I'm trying to score based on NOT whether or not I would think a particular subject beautiful, but on whether the photographer has succeeded in creating a beautiful photo. I look for the elements of color, lines, focus and dof interest, lighting, and a certain element of grace and lovlieness. I'm looking for a unique and creative appeal for the highest scorers. The description says to create a photo that makes the viewer think "that's beautiful", so it will undoubtedly be very subjective. (This is what I'm putting at the start of all of my comments, and I hope it is helpful.)

That being said, this is a lovely subject, but I don't see it as being photographed in a particularly unique or creative way. Colors are nice, but the composition seems to suffer some, imo. I would crop the right side to totally get rid of the dark background and a lot of the blown out white on that side, and focus on the wonderful colors of the interior portion of the bloom. Focus also seems a little soft, which may have been intentional, but if it was I don't think it adds to the photo. Really pretty flower to photograph.

Volcanic Nuggets
by grahamp

Comment by lynnesite:
Like the dramatic lighting/high contrast, fits the theme well.

Volcanic Nuggets
by grahamp

Comment by popdeepop:
This is interesting. Lighting? Melted material?

Orchid Delight
by grahamp

Comment by nsbca7:
Very sexual.

Apeeling to the Youth
by grahamp

Comment by Slammer:
Not sure if it's legal to do that to an iPod?? :-) Might void the warranty....nice photo. Agree the artifacts on the edge spoil it a bit, but otherwise great idea.