Delicate
by fplouffe

Comment by hotpasta:
excellent! this should do well

Delicate
by fplouffe

Comment by sherpet:
Delicate, but lovely soft textures.....

Delicate
by fplouffe

Comment by JohnBeebe:
What makes this work so well is your cropping (may even closer). It becomes about the shape, texture and color not the subject. Very strong work.

Delicate
by fplouffe

Comment by srbrubaker:
I rarely think of the tulip in textural terms, but this is a good exception.

Delicate
by fplouffe

Comment by UNTITLED:
You chose the finest of texture, and still managed to emphasize it. Very nice!

Delicate
by fplouffe

Comment by melismatica:
Very nice detail. I wish the background were either very black or very white. I'm not crazy about this slate color that I'm getting on my monitor. I think because it is very similar in tone to the rest of the image and I'd like to see the flower pop out more from the background.

Delicate
by fplouffe

Comment by Jutilda:
This is lovely. The first thing that comes to mind isn't texture but it is a stellar clear well cropped macro with excellent colors.

Christmas Glow
by fplouffe

Comment by sfalice:
Greetings from the Critique Club

Before I start this Critique, I must compliment you on your Hawk image from a previous Challenge. It's splendid.

Okay. Back to Christmas Glow. You met the challenge nicely with the in-focus pine cone and out-of-focus greenery and that other ornament to the left. But as I look at this image, I wonder if you really need the left side of this photo at all. You have a good composition and meet the Challenge requirements well with just the greens and the pine cone. It's pleasant to look at.

What happens with the added material on the left, is that the viewer goes over there to see what's going on. There's nothing exciting, really, so, distracted, the viewer loses interest and moves on.

In any event, your images does capture a nice Christmas Glow.

I wish you continued success at DPC and look forward to seeing more of your work.

Christmas Glow
by fplouffe

Comment by britteyboo:
nice image

Christmas Glow
by fplouffe

Comment by sherpet:
simple image, softened and very focused on the point of interest...........