Standing Tall
by Nuzzer

Comment by suemack:
Goooooo Kiwi!! Congrats Gerry on your very well deserved ribbon. This is a very beautiful shot, superbly edited.

Standing Tall
by Nuzzer

Comment by Gallatin:
A beautiful shot..congratulations

Standing Tall
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Comment by Simms:
Amazing editting that brings lots of life and vibrancy to the image. Fantatic shot and well deserved ribbon.

Standing Tall
by Nuzzer

Comment by cheegirl:
I love sunflowers and this is an amazing shot, congrats!!

Standing Tall
by Nuzzer

Comment by marbo:
Great work outside the camera.

Standing Tall
by Nuzzer

Comment by scarbrd:
Good show my friend. Flower shots are hard to get in the top around here. Awesome processing.

Standing Tall
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Comment by JeniY:
Awesome shot!! The processing is wonderful! Congrats on the Yellow Ribbon!!

Standing Tall
by Nuzzer

Comment by bucket:
this really is exceptional...well deserved!

Standing Tall
by Nuzzer

Comment by jstrong:
Wonderfully done, the PP work really caught my eye. Congrats!

Standing Tall
by Nuzzer

Comment by purpleflutterby13:
Greetings from the Critique Club.

Since it ribboned, this shouldn't be a hard one to critique :)

The first reaction I had looking at this image was: "Wow, that's some beautiful post-processing."

The original image looks pretty, but unexceptional. The new crop makes it a lot more interesting - the picture turns into a portrait, with the personified flower reaching out towards you at the centre of it.

The tonemapping makes the image a lot more dramatic, and I like the effect of the gradient fills. The border works well too -brings out the image without dominating it.

I don't think I really have any objections. It's difficult to take interesting pictures of flowers, but you've really succeeded - the flower looks alive, vibrant, and surprisingly person-like.

Well done!

Jelena