Before Bottled Water Became A Billion-Dollar Industry
by sanx

Comment by Tuckersmom:
Something original - THANK YOU :0

Before Bottled Water Became A Billion-Dollar Industry
by sanx

Comment by Tammer:
A nice, refreshing (yes, pun intended) change from the multitude of glasses I've seen. I like the color treatment. The large white border is a bit overwhelming for me and I wish there was a bit more "breathing room" on the right hand side for the fountain, but overall - nicely done.

Before Bottled Water Became A Billion-Dollar Industry
by sanx

Comment by zara-opal:
not related to beverages

Before Bottled Water Became A Billion-Dollar Industry
by sanx

Comment by irish_eyes:
the background looks kind of unnatural... but awesome shot!

Before Bottled Water Became A Billion-Dollar Industry
by sanx

Comment by zapgrafx:
boy aint it the truth - love the coloring of your image I hope you share it in your comments after the voting.

Before Bottled Water Became A Billion-Dollar Industry
by sanx

Comment by Antanas:
I liked the idea. Thanks.

Before Bottled Water Became A Billion-Dollar Industry
by sanx

Comment by DrAchoo:
the tone adds to the nostalgia. It's a nice clear capture as well and good composition. 8

The Heart Of A Lotus
by sanx

Comment by alfresco:
*A Critique Club Comment*

Hello Sandy
Please keep in mind that I am not a trained professional...

Composition
I like this composition. The crop works very well, the stamen are nicely placed in the lower 1/3rds intersection and the radiating petals look nice coming from that point.

Technical Details
Focus seems a little soft, this may have worked better had noise not been evident in the petals. The highlights seem a little overblown, and tonal range seems to be a little low. Your depth of field is good, all of the stamen have the same focus.

Aesthetics
To me this is quite the aesthically pleasing image. The colors work very well together, violet and yellow being complementary colors and all. I would recommend cloning out the two green leaves of the background, they detract from the rest of the image.

Relationship to Challenge
I believe this image meets the challenge nicely, you have used an interesting perspective (close) to create a dramatic effect (complementary colors of radiating stamen and petals).

Overall I think this is a nice image that needs a little fine tuning to be an eye-popping image. Elimination of noise in the petals, balancing out the highlights to bring out a little more detail in the petals, and cloning out the green background leaves (perhaps to black). The noise and the soft focus are, IMO, the detractors of this image.

If you have questions or comments about my comments please feel free to PM me.

I look forward to seeing your next entry!!

-jp

C u r l*
by sanx

Comment by Riponlady:
very nice! I like the idea, the texture and the shadows. A pleasing change from flowers! meets challenge

C u r l*
by sanx

Comment by owen:
Great shot, but what conditions are there on the title?