Peeeeeek!
by Dirt_Diver

Comment by thedarkpose:
hi, i am absolutely in Love with this image! and talking of art.. well people here wud usually only judge photography on a very strange level.. if the image is absolutely sharp and light is perfect, it would just become one of the first 3, no matter if there is no thought put behind it. art is of lesser value, the reason for which is strangely unknown to me as well... as photography to me an absolute form of art, like this work by you. It is truly an outstanding piece. the washed away feel, the translucent eyes, the framing, the pattern on the cloth , everything is amazing.

“A Harsh Reality”
by Dirt_Diver

Comment by kleski:
good color and shadowing here

“A Harsh Reality”
by Dirt_Diver

Comment by Wallit:
This is a pretty intense picture, I like it a lot. The only thing I can think of to change would be the over exposed wall behind the "living" rose. I am sure you had to do it this way because if you didn't then the other rose would be lost in the shade. But maybe if you put your own soft light on the "dying" rose you could get it to stand out in the shade and get the proper exposure for the "living" rose. I don't know. Well done either way.

“A Harsh Reality”
by Dirt_Diver

Comment by jonfrommk:
I really like this shot in terms of the challenge (even if as I suspect it is set up) great visual interpretation of how even small changes can have a huge impact on a living things environment. Very clever

Peeeeeek!
by Dirt_Diver

Comment by Dirt_Diver:

Originally posted by walrus451: I LOVE this image but I have one question: why did you use such a small aperture and such a high ISO?

Camera setting... I manually set the camera to ISO 100 but with one of the main settings it was set to ISO auto. I didn't know it until after I got in the house and zoomed in that it was all noisy. As far as aperture, well I was shooting with a softbox and 2 strobes. The image was extremely bright and I needed to control it. A faster shutter speed wasn't giving me what I wanted as the higher the aperture went the blurrier everything else got. So in shortness, it was an accident.

Peeeeeek!
by Dirt_Diver

Comment by walrus451:
I LOVE this image but I have one question: why did you use such a small aperture and such a high ISO?

“A Harsh Reality”
by Dirt_Diver

Comment by mirdonamy:
The light is a bit harsh and the dead rose is a bit dark. Shadow is nice, horizon line is tilted, idea is interesting. Contrast is nice.

Peeeeeek!
by Dirt_Diver

Comment by menele:
Slight ghostly feel to this with the choice of soft tones that works well for me.

Please Let me outta here! :(
by Dirt_Diver

Comment by CalliopeKel:
Don't get no better than this. Exquisite.

Please Let me outta here! :(
by Dirt_Diver

Comment by walrus451:
just wait till PETA finds out about this....; )