Pearled Egg
by Maytagman

Comment by dacrazyrn:
cropping it to be a bit more symmetrical all the way around would be more effective. appears to be a bit on the dark side

Flower's to the flower of my life(wife)
by Maytagman

Comment by Crafty Sue:
very good

Flower's to the flower of my life(wife)
by Maytagman

Comment by Konador:
Nice composition of the flowers, and nice and sharp.

Flower's to the flower of my life(wife)
by Maytagman

Comment by MattW:
good job, but this shot is not very original

Flower's to the flower of my life(wife)
by Maytagman

Comment by mcrael:
It's a nice flower picture (and I love them), but I think some cropping could improve this.

Flower's to the flower of my life(wife)
by Maytagman

Comment by kebmod54:
pretty picture

Flower's to the flower of my life(wife)
by Maytagman

Comment by ChrisW123:
Nice but should have cropped in more on the flowers.

Flower's to the flower of my life(wife)
by Maytagman

Comment by tomzinho:
for some reason the photo looks dull. that might be a post processing thing you can adjust w/higher saturation. i might have cropped in more on the four flowers together given that the competition is yellow. . .

Flower's to the flower of my life(wife)
by Maytagman

Comment by Sonifo:
I like the lighting. Very bright and crisp shot. The roses and the green stems are a bit distracting. Good luck!

Right from the Source
by Maytagman

Comment by Natasha:
CRITIQUE BY NATASHA FOR CRITIQUE CLUB

CONTENT COMPOSITION
I think that you have a bit too much empty space here, so the impact of the crystal is lost. If you had cropped off the top couple of cms, you would have got rid of the ditracting black corner and added more emphasis on the crystal. A real close up of this could have been interesting and you could try photographing it from different angles. However, I think that the background is good and the way the background is shown through the crystal is interesting.

CAMERA WORK TECHNICAL
Focus appears to be on the backround instead of the crystal, which is a shame as the crystal has some interesting shapes at the bottom and would benefir from being sharper. The lighting is also a little harsh, especially on the left side of the crystal, maybe try a bit of indirect lighting or even candle light could be cool.

MY OPINION
Overall, its a good capture of something blue and with a bit of cropping and sharper focus would be great. Its an original picture and the starburst from the lighting is cool! I hope that this helps!