Plucked from Life
by hopelessoptimist

Comment by jmlelii:
It looks as if you have used flash for this shot. Flash (when used correctly) can be very eye pleasing.

You covered the topic very well. I think I would like to see this photo as a High Key shot. Or even further, maybe a single light source (It looks like you've used two lights here, one above camera right, and one camera left @ lens height to give the more drastic shadow) I think having both shadows takes away from the flower. Also I would of tried to rid the right corner of the dark area.

To be repetitive, I think this would make a fantastic high key shot.

Plucked from Life
by hopelessoptimist

Comment by singsunshine:
nice image, lighting is well done.

Plucked from Life
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Comment by zagman:
Good one. How is the flower standing?

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Comment by davidx76:
Try to even out the lighting and you've got a winner, good job of not blowing out the highlights

Plucked from Life
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Comment by cajay:
Very nice photo...great lighting and composition. But the title makes me sad and doesn't seem to match the mood of the photo.

Plucked from Life
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Comment by Travis99:
like the white on white, looks like it has two shawdows.

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Comment by Falc:
Nice, simple and elegant

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Comment by BAMartin:
I tend to be attracted to high key photographs. Very nicely done

...why not catch it on fire?
by hopelessoptimist

Comment by Brad:
Nice artistic interpretation on this challenge.
There is beauty in what society calls an eyesore.
Foreground foliage is a bit soft and lacking detail and overall the shot may have looked a little better had it been shot at a slight angle so the main focal point wasn't dead center.
Unusual title too.

...why not catch it on fire?
by hopelessoptimist

Comment by ReallyColorBlind:
I'm struggling to identify with this one. I keep trying to figure out what the structure is. It's a little flat. A 3/4 view might have been better to show some depth.