Despair? No Dream, No Hope!
by rj324

Comment by dsidwell:
Symbolic and stylized, so it works for me better than most of the dead trees I've seen in this challenge. Still it suggests hope, too.

Despair? No Dream, No Hope!
by rj324

Comment by Chuckie:
nice photo, i like the colors.

Despair? No Dream, No Hope!
by rj324

Comment by paynekj:
I think that if you had made it slightly darker, it might work a bit better. As it is, to me, it looks like the light at the end of the tunnel, saying there's always hope.

Snow Fall Rhythm on Dead Flower
by rj324

Comment by kiwiness:
Okay I'll agree it is rhythm. It is a wonderful crop, I like the way you left so much snow to the right of the image, it enhances it a lot. Good one!

Snow Fall Rhythm on Dead Flower
by rj324

Comment by ChrisW123:
The subject isn't strong enough and is kind of bland.

Yellow Pepper
by rj324

Comment by floyd:
Lighting is almost there but comes off a little flat. I think you needed to be braver with the light and shadow. That would also have brought out the richness of the yellow colour. 7 - floyd

Yellow Pepper
by rj324

Comment by Lustre:
The amount of white in this photo makes the pepper appear a little darker than I would have preferred.

This one for you!
by rj324

Comment by FranziskaLang:
Challenge met, I guess, although I've seen stronger associations ... w/out the title I wouldn't necessarily think of love. I like unusual flower shots and b&w is unusual, so points for creativity. I like that some of the texture of the rose petals is visible. The stem and leaves look very pale, I would expect them to be darker but maybe you just used a dark rose. That does give this photo a little unreal feeling though. Your lighting is uneven, even if there aren't any glaring hotspots. I'd love to see a little more on the bottom of the rose and the stem, too.

Yellow Pepper
by rj324

Comment by paynekj:
It's an OK image, but I think a darker background would have been more to my taste, and the border is just distracting.

Yellow Pepper
by rj324

Comment by Anachronite:
really nice and sharp!... just not sure I like the white background with such a bright color... a dark background would give a nicer contrast and really make the yellow pop