Love has No Boundaries
by Natasha

Comment by Annida:
Great shot, my favourite of the week. Very emotive, good light, good crop, excellent -annida

Love has No Boundaries
by Natasha

Comment by Ricky Cleave:
This is the only photo that has impact... so far.

Magic Carpet
by Natasha

Comment by lisae:
Weird and cool. I'm not sure how well it meets the challenge, but I love the way that vase shines out from the darkness as though it's hovering there in mid air.

Magic Carpet
by Natasha

Comment by DougPaz:
Interesting shot, although I'm not quite sure what I'm looking at. Good focus and clarity. (I think!)

Curves
by Natasha

Comment by sylandrix:
Greetings from the Critique Club!...

COMPOSITION... I don't think I'll find anything to complain about here...The flower's graceful curves gives some very strong lines for the eyes to follow, and its a joy to look at. I like the touch of softness in the image, I think it all fits together to produce a calming and soothing still life. You've provided a background that contrasts well with the subject, and filled the frame with the flower, and picked a great angle with the petals almost covering the flower's insides but not quite... The colors are nicely saturated, providing further contrast with the background.

TECHNIQUE... Though I do like the small lack of sharpness, it would be a more technically sound image if the flower in total focus. I'm wondering if the cause of this was distance to subject. If you're in macro mode and you're too far, or in normal mode and you're too close, this will happen. The other obvious cause such as depth of field (not likely with an aperture of 7.8) or camera movement may have been a possibility... I find the highlights slightly blown out. Having the light slightly diffused could solve this problem, or in a non dpc world, perhaps the offending sections could be dodged so they don't appear as bright

OVERALL.. A breathtaking image, and an adept subject for the challenge. Excellent lighting except for the two small problematic areas, but still a shot to be proud to hang up on your wall :)

Magic Carpet
by Natasha

Comment by goodtempo:
interesting but i would like to see it a little closer, maybe too much background.

Curves
by Natasha

Comment by bod:
Gorgeous. Great lighting, focus and composition. What really makes this stand out is the dark yellow tone and the lines of light on the back of the petal. Great shot, well done.

Curves
by Natasha

Comment by jitams:
nice arrangement

Curves
by Natasha

Comment by Konador:
I really like the bright colour against the black background. The focusing is a little soft in places but I think that actually adds to the photo in this case. 10

Curves
by Natasha

Comment by Gracechild7:
Great focus and colour!