Three generations
by Melethia

Comment by Kelli:
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Excellent image! What can I add? It's a beautiful flower shot! The softness on the sides is great. The sharpness on the petals is great. The only thing I might want is maybe more sharpness on the center of the middle flower.

Message edited by author 2006-07-11 21:21:50.

Joe's Fruit and Vegetables
by Melethia

Comment by Kelli:
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I gave this a 7 in voting. Very vibrant color, excellent sharpness and very interesting overall. I really like the angle that you shot this on. The flowers in front also give it extra interest. Great job!

Corner posts
by Melethia

Comment by Djabordjabor:
I love the dark sky!

Corner posts
by Melethia

Comment by sailjo:
Great sky!

Three generations
by Melethia

Comment by Louis:
Beautiful soft effect, both in the muted green colour, the softness in the bloom, and the high-key treatment. Really nice. I like the sparseness offered by the bud and the de-petaled (?) blossom; it contrasts well with the full fresh flower.

Three generations
by Melethia

Comment by chalice:
Terrific picture. I love the color of the bloom, the brown center, the blurring of the leaves and the sweep of the stem to the right of the flower. Setting it off with the white background also works for me. I voted this a 6 as there was some pretty steep competition.

...as for your cat knocking over your set-up, I suspect that he/she was upset for not having a leading role in this image after starring in the twisted glass photo. Divas are like that.

Joe's Fruit and Vegetables
by Melethia

Comment by chalice:
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I like this photo because of the rich colors of the truck and foreground flowers as well as the PoV. I did think that the focus was a bit off (none of the lettering on the grill, license plate, or door seems sharp to me). The background is also a bit busy (the trees compete with the plants in the back of the truck) making it a bit difficult to distinguish the details of the primary subject from its surroundings. I gave this a 5 (...he says honestly while ducking to avoid being hit with one of Joe's fruit or vegetables), but I generally scored all of the photos in this challenge down a bit because most of them seemed to suffer from the inability to do a little PP.

Cat on Glass
by Melethia

Comment by chalice:
Trading Post comment.

I read your comments...and the list of criticisms you levied on yourself, to which I say...yep, yep, yep, yep and yep to all the technical deficiencies. But this photo isn't really about technique...otherwise the cat would have been wearing a shirt. ;-)

On the other hand, you have "perspective" nailed, humor elevated, and (of course) there is the matter of that twisted metal. Most important..."no animals were harmed during the making of this photo"...and all of that means this photo is worth at least a 6 or 7.

Message edited by author 2006-07-11 01:40:34.

Joe's Fruit and Vegetables
by Melethia

Comment by aimeethetoo:
I had this one at 7 too. The colors and the crispness stood out to me. I'm thinking...robbed.

Three generations
by Melethia

Comment by aimeethetoo:
Hi Melethia - I'm suprized this only got a 5.6. I voted it 7. A cool idea.