the colour orange
by rjgardner

Comment by fyjimo:
Good macro

the colour orange
by rjgardner

Comment by ChrisW123:
Wow this is awesome. The macro is so close and perfect... The orange against the white pedals is amazing. 10. I don't think I've ever given a 10 on a flower shot but this one deserves it.

the colour orange
by rjgardner

Comment by wewillexplore:
Excellent!

the colour orange
by rjgardner

Comment by justine:
Nice macro with a nice focus and light. Good going.

the colour orange
by rjgardner

Comment by sherryk471:
Beautiful "freesia?" and excellent macro abstract

the colour orange
by rjgardner

Comment by pinback:
Nice use of DOF.

the colour orange
by rjgardner

Comment by kellie:
very good

the colour orange
by rjgardner

Comment by tiff:
very nice, i like this idea good job. 7

the colour orange
by rjgardner

Comment by Denise Catania:
love that macro...very clean clear...

yellow tulips
by rjgardner

Comment by jmsetzler:
Greetings from the Critique Club :)

Hi RJ....

Flowers are always a good subject for 'cliche'. There aren't many photo sites online where you can't find a gallery full of them, so you meet the challenge very well with this shot :)

Your composition is good... choosing to NOT center these flowers seems like a good approach to this shot. The perspective of the brick wall also adds a nice touch to the shot...

The finishing score of 4.7 on this photo may be telling you something. I don't really see anything technically wrong with the photo, so it must be an issue of visual impact that held your score down a little. The essence of the 'cliche' challenge was to make a GREAT photograph of a common subject. In your photo, you managed the common subject quite nicely, but the visual impact of the shot is only average. There isn't an aspect of this particular flower photo that makes it stand out and stand above the other flower shots that are deemed to be 'cliche'...

Keep up the good effort :)

John Setzler