Poppy in the garden
by alpharich

Comment by msdoubletrouble:
not sure about the watercolor blur background...poppy is beautiful and crisp... closeup of poppy alone with black background i'd love to have...good luck :-) 7+

Poppy in the garden
by alpharich

Comment by md8speed:
I think this image could have benefitted from tighter cropping and a less busy background. I might have repositioned the flower so that just the brick wall was in the background

bolsover castle
by alpharich

Comment by C-Fox:
I would like to see more castle and less sky

Poppy in the garden
by alpharich

Comment by electina:
Wow. That's a crazy background! I can't tell if it's too busy or not. It does detract a little from the flower, but since the flower is busy too, it might just work.

Poppy in the garden
by alpharich

Comment by 777STAN:
I believe you have created a poster for a movie sequel...Caught Poppy!

Poppy in the garden
by alpharich

Comment by Melethia:
For some reason, the background looks as though it's almost in motion. The picture looks a bit more balanced to me when I scroll down to vote - ie take a little off the top.

Poppy in the garden
by alpharich

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

get to the flower
by alpharich

Comment by ericwoo:
Hey there from the Critique Club

Camera Work/Technical: Interesting, but the flower lost some of its crisp focus with the camera movement. I do like your choice of WB, as the colors are nicely captured.

Lighting: Great lighting for the effect you were after. The subject stands nicely off the background that you created.

Composition/Content: I think that this one is a bit too centered. While I am no stickler on the rules of photography, it often helps the image by pulling it out of the center.

My Opinion: I think that this one scored pretty close to its potential. Voters here like vivid colors and high contrast. I do like the idea, and I think that you pulled it off pretty well.

Eric

Poppy in the garden
by alpharich

Comment by Judi:
Pretty colours and DOF is good.

bolsover castle
by alpharich

Comment by Maagic:
Nice vista. Wish I could see more of it though.