Storm Field
by TheStick

Comment by MelonMusketeer:
The blur is the right thing for this image. It seems to bring out the agitation in the air.

Storm Field
by TheStick

Comment by jmritz:
Love the composition. Edge of the horizon splits the image and I love the tilt.

Storm Field
by TheStick

Comment by Melethia:
I like the motion conveyed, and really like the flatness of the storm clouds on their underside. This does a good job of depicting a summer storm - you can almost smell the rain in the air!

Storm Field
by TheStick

Comment by ursula:
Yeah, looks like travelling while looking at a storm, fields flying by. Nice.

Purple Flower Study
by TheStick

Comment by annig:
I actually liked this a lot, thought the focus on the flower was great, and the leaves int he BG for me, helped to reemphasize the shape of the ballon flowers petals..perhaps a tighter crop would have helped by no having so much leave as a competing focus subject? the boke behind the bloom & leaves adds a lot too, by playing off the soft lavender in the petals.

Purple Flower Study
by TheStick

Comment by johnmcboston:
Great compisition, but too much distracted out of focus subject matter

Purple Flower Study
by TheStick

Comment by BakerBug:
I would like this better if more of the flower were in focus and less of the leaves.

Purple Flower Study
by TheStick

Comment by OmanOtter:
Very nicely composed. Great colors. If you could have gotten a slightly wider DOF to bring the entire blossom into sharp focus, it would have been spectacular.

Purple Flower Study
by TheStick

Comment by FireBird:
A little more DOF might be nice, but I really like the contrast of colors and composition here.

Purple Flower Study
by TheStick

Comment by md8speed:
I think a tighter focus on the flower would have been helpful