Generations Past
by msdoubletrouble

Comment by ShutterPug:
darkenss of this is not working for me

Generations Past
by msdoubletrouble

Comment by CLarson557:
Nice picture...the grainy B&W is fitting here. I would have liked to see more detail on the gravestones though. Being able to read the stones would have been more meaningful, I think, instead of the rest of the cemetary in the background.

Generations Past
by msdoubletrouble

Comment by Jutilda:
I'd focus the front tombstones and maybe eliminate the background - it busies it up a bit for me.

Drama in Red
by msdoubletrouble

Comment by ShutterPug:
need to be closer to the bug, and tone down the red focus too soft

Drama in Red
by msdoubletrouble

Comment by rjkstesch:
Nice use of color and space. It really creates a mood.

Drama in Red
by msdoubletrouble

Comment by dwterry:
Composition: 7, Fairly nice composition... you avoided a centered subject and the reds impart some energy to the image with the curves and diagonals.

Technical: 6, The bug is nice and sharp. The rest thrown out of focus with shallow DOF (nice).

Appeal: 6, I think the strong reds both add intrigue ... and overwhelm at the same time.

Challenge: 6, Nice close-up. A stronger macro would have focused more closely on the bug.

Overall Calculated Average Score: 6, Nice image. I originally scored it a 5, but in later review decided I had been too quick to judge.

Drama in Red
by msdoubletrouble

Comment by Emma-Leigh:
A lovely work, contract in colour and shape a lovely soft texture produced in the petals and a shrpness in the bug

Days Gone By
by msdoubletrouble

Comment by msdoubletrouble:
kawhona you hit nail on the head...was drizzlin rain when I took the shot...dpc kings and queens coulda done wonders with this...but for mere mortal as I not too bad...better than my average...thanks all for the input and help as always, God's blessings to you all. Sonya

Drama in Red
by msdoubletrouble

Comment by CLarson557:
Nice colors, focus and texture. Interesting perspective in a challenge full of simular shots.

Drama in Red
by msdoubletrouble

Comment by RKT:
This is my favorite flower/bug image ...beautiful lush reds and velvety blacks... I also love the grain, soft lovely lighting...there is something very intimate about this image..I think it's the combination of all the elements working together...personally I don't care for the border...but that's just my personal preference...still very well done.