Tulip Festival 2006
by mahobbes

Comment by philup:
Very nice colors! This is really great!

A New Bloom
by mahobbes

Comment by talmy:
With a single red bloom, I'd like to see it better featured in the picture.

A New Bloom
by mahobbes

Comment by snapz:
Nice DOF. I love the single red tulip in there. I'd be interested to see a wider shot. Nice job. GL in this challenge.

A New Bloom
by mahobbes

Comment by lfordhere:
subject should be something new.

A New Bloom
by mahobbes

Comment by katie-belle:
my favorite flower picture. love the contrast

A New Bloom
by mahobbes

Comment by Titia:
Looks very Dutch, nice capture.

www.museumofglass.org edit
by mahobbes

Comment by jpochard:
Very cool colors and good eye for the shot.

Looking into the Blue
by mahobbes

Comment by carpents:
Rating (and critiquing) pictures of statues is tough, because I like to see something added in the photograph that extends the original intent of the sculptor. I think the angle addresses this, but only slightly. Perhaps this would have performed better with a dramatic thunderstorm in the background, or a rainbow, or a sunburst coming through a cloud, to add new meaning and context to the image.
As it is, the technical aspects of the shot are fine, and it isn't an unpleasant image. I would have pegged it at a 5 or 6.

Looking into the Blue
by mahobbes

Comment by ShotMD:
Composition: There is great placement of the subject in the rule of thirds placement. The leading lines created by the cross also guide the eye back to the subject. Personally, I might have given either a tighter crop on the right or wider on the left to give some symmetry to the cross.

Subject: This is probably what made you score less then you expectedâ€Â¦ In a similar thread, I asked for feedback, and the only comments were that a static statue as a subject matter was scored down. See Here
Personally, I like your subject, but it does take a moment to visually extract the subject from the cross due to the blending color.

Hope this helps.

www.museumofglass.org edit
by mahobbes

Comment by eostyles:
Looks like the ceiling in the Bellagio Front Desk Area... Very cool shot...