Sunburst
by mariomel

Comment by smellyfish1002:
So how cool is this shot? Enought o get a 10 from me!! I love the lighting on this! I'd be interested to find out what your lighting setup was like. The brighter yellow circle of light around the center of the flower is great! THe lower part of that brighter yellow is a little bit blown out, but not enough to complain about. Cropping on the yellow flower is perfect, too. I really like the composition created with that crop. For the most part, your background provides added interest without being a distraction. I like that the background is not all solid black. With that said, I do think the small amount of background 'leafs' that are overlapping the yellow petals is distracting. I would have moved those behind the flower. Better yet, I would have trimmed them out of the picture. The lighting on the background elements works very well, but these leaves in particular have the same lighting as the yellow flower. They are not part of the flower, but the lighting on them is too strong for them to match with the background elements. OK... I feel like I am rambling! Even though I found something I would have changed in this image, I am still giving it a 10 because it has enough WOW factor to overcome the small flaws! Nice work!
JD Anderson

Sunburst
by mariomel

Comment by JPR:
Wow. georgeous shot. Looks like a painting. wait, it IS a painting. 7

Sunburst
by mariomel

Comment by Azrifel:
Despite the seemingly soft focus this is one of my two favourites for this week. The color is so powerful, the composition of the front subject works out great and the background provides good balance subjectwise and great contrast lightwise.
Perhaps the soft focus look is what makes this image have such a big impact on me. I just love it. 10.

Sunburst
by mariomel

Comment by sfarrell23:
Very nice...

Rhythm 'n Blues
by mariomel

Comment by Konador:
Excellent composition, and I love the colours. There is a little graininess in the bottom right dark area which is a little distracting, and some jaggies on the diagonal lines near the top, but still a very nice photo. 8

Sunburst
by mariomel

Comment by sher:
stunning! i love where the flower is positioned in the frame! just beautiful!

Sunburst
by mariomel

Comment by dsidwell:
You really caught good light with this photo. The flower seems almost glowing, especially that ring just outside the stamens. I really enjoyed how you filled the background at the top instead of leaving a void. The flower, though stunning, isn't enough for me, and the background still leaves things to be explored.

What's a Nice Girl Like You Doing in a Place Like This?
by mariomel

Comment by Jacko:
Wow should have done better. Very humorous. Too many 4 to 1s alao. Good job. Double exposure? That is amazing. Good job.

Rhythm 'n Blues
by mariomel

Comment by DougPaz:
Very nice color and perspective. I like this a lot. It seems just a bit grainey at the bottom.

Rhythm 'n Blues
by mariomel

Comment by karmat:
The lines really help to draw the eyes up into the picture, and I like how there is a strip that gives some contrast without them.