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Comment by djkrev:
Great photo. Colors are really nice. Great job!

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Comment by DrAchoo:
OK Steve, just ignore the score on this one and never look at it (the score) again. I love it. You know as well as I how literal DPC is in its interpretation of challenges. "But the flower wasn't supposed to be moving."

I would have scored it an 8 or 9.

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Comment by electina:
beautiful composition! Well lit, well shot!

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Comment by macrothing:
7 - Nice. Perhaps a fraction dark, but likely intentional. Difficult, but more height frame-wise, may have made this even better in my opinion - but given the size restrictions, not much to be done 'here' - if that makes sense. Nice title.

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Comment by dwterry:
Great colors. Love the sharp detail in the center of the flower and the soft background behind it.

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Comment by BrianR:
Like the pettel formation and color

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Comment by KarenNfld:
Absolutely beautiful. Clarity is perfect, wonderful colours, great background.

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Comment by rickhd13:
Good colors, focus and composition.

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Comment by banmorn:
Finished right ahead of you with a similar idea. Thought it was enhanced but got comments like racing flowers and Really fast flowers! Nice colors? I think this is a lot more effective than mine as the camera pan gives the image a painterly effect without a filter. Great stuff! Going to try it again? I am.

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Comment by taterbug:
This is a very nice abstract. A nice, soothing soft feel. Great colors, I like the touch of green with the red, adds much to the shot, IMO. Composed well, and good lighting, there is enough shadows/dark areas to add to the nice flow of the image. There is a nice corner to corner travel across the image. Nicely done.

Yes, Neil is the abstract master, isn't he? :-) I find him very inspiring and a good critic of the genre. I too wish there were more people that liked a good abstract, I love 'em! I've submitted a few, only one that did well at all was 'Saturday', in the last 'Abstract' challenge. I always get amused by the "I can't tell what it is" comments. :-) I mean, c'mon, it's obviously an abstract, you don't have to know what it is...

Anyways, nice job on this one. Anyone that does appriciate a good abstract I'm sure will like it!