Eschscholtzia Californica
by Tarbini

Comment by GeneralE:
Maybe the best color of the recent poppy photos...looks postcard-like for sure.

Eschscholtzia Californica
by Tarbini

Comment by adine:
Lovely to look at - I really like the colors. It looks partially submerged in water or ice - what is it? Inventive but odd.

Go ahead, take your best shot ...
by Tarbini

Comment by cjcox5673:
Really nice and eye catching. I voted it top awards! Excellent Job!

Chris

Eschscholtzia Californica
by Tarbini

Comment by magnus:
Very imaginative!

Eschscholtzia Californica
by Tarbini

Comment by dsidwell:
Some may see this as "digital art" rather than "photography," but I LOVE this! You make the poppy both engaging and mysterious! 10

Glassware
by Tarbini

Comment by sotsot:
bad models of photographing !!

Glassware
by Tarbini

Comment by marco:
Good job! The choice of objects works great in this composition. You also did a good job with the lighting. I would have showed a bit more of the reflection, or...maybe not. Anyway, welldone!

Eschscholtzia Californica
by Tarbini

Comment by Gracious:
I really love how you did this. A beautiful botanic!! Good postcard!

Another Time
by Tarbini

Comment by ClubJuggle:
*Critique Club*

FIRST IMPRESSION: Great farmhouse landscape and the soft focus works.

CHALLENGE: As this is one image split into three, I feel this does not strictly meet the challenge. It was composed with the challenge in mind, however, so I would score it higher than a shot which totally disregarded the challenge.

COMPOSITION: The composition overall is good. Excellent choice of "matting" around the images. Individually the rightmost image lacks an "anchor" to hold the viewer's attention, but the images in this composition are clearly not meant to be viewed individually but rather as part of a whole, so this is a non-issue.

TECHNICAL: The technical aspects of this composition are excellent. The soft focus is clearly intentional and adds to the overall mood of the shot. The stepped up saturation also adds to the feel of the shot.

CONCLUSION: An excellent composition, very well done and professional-looking. I'm surprised that the voters didn't take issue with the challenge interpretation and score this lower, however that does not take away from the fact that I feel this is a very strong composition.

Thanks for sharing and good luck in future challenges!

Glassware
by Tarbini

Comment by Roseytone:
FAntastic set of props. I guess they are standing on glass but what did you use as a backdrop? How come I can't see the join between base and side? Is this a photoshop trick/ if not how can I achieve this as I really think it is good and makes a powerful forground even stronger.