White Rose 3
by talj

Comment by sfalice:
(Um, er, )to my all too conventional eyes, looks as if this rose lost its battle with gravity and is sailing off into another universe.

;-)

White Rose 2
by talj

Comment by sfalice:
Another beauty. With the foil of the black background, it shows off the lovely texture of the creamy rose.

Pink Rose
by talj

Comment by sfalice:
This is a classic shot of a rose. One of the reasons it's a classic is that when done well, it really is the essence of a rose.

You've done this well. Frame and hang.

Flower of January
by talj

Comment by sfalice:
Talj, you can get as many opinions as there are photographers - so here's mine:

I very much like the text font. Actually I very much like everything about this carnation shot, except that "if it was mine" I'd probably crop to just under the carnation bottom eliminating all, or nearly all the dark stuff under the flower.

Better? Worse? Who knows. Different, I suppose.

White Rose 1
by talj

Comment by magenmarie:
Another brilliant crop and nice use of negative space. The contrast between the background and the rose is wonderful. I like it a lot. It's really creative, and a refreshing new take for flower composition.

White Rose 3
by talj

Comment by magenmarie:
This is gorgeous. A very non-tradition crop for a flower shot. Nice lighting as well. ;)

White Rose 1
by talj

Comment by saracat:
I think maybe this would work better with a landscape orientation... it just feels 'heavy' at the top with all the black. Also, the focus seems to be on the back petals instead of the center ones (or front ones), which is a little odd to me. The lighting is quite well done, though.

Flower of January
by talj

Comment by saracat:
What Leroy said about the composition and lighting and text.
Plus I like the color against the black.

Pink Rose
by talj

Comment by saracat:
I love the texture and color here - I can almost smell the rose! Also love the composition. Very nicely done!

White Rose 2
by talj

Comment by fotomann_forever:
You're doing very well capturing the texture of the flowers... this is quite impressive considering the paleness of the flower.