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Comment by ibkc:
Those are some really blue eyes. Nice effect!

Weed to some, flower to others
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Comment by MacDonald:
this brings to mind the many 'flowers' that I was given by my children over the years..... none rare, but precious.. I think this composition would be better if it were cropped differently., more at the top? a little less centered maybe....

Intrigue
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Comment by amber:
Nice and dramatic.

Weed to some, flower to others
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Comment by moniepenny:
I always thought dandelions were beautiful and would give them to my mom as a present. She threw them out cause they were full of bugs though. : (

Weed to some, flower to others
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Comment by LucidLotus:
Sometimes I love 'em, sometimes I hate 'em. That's dandelions for ya. Definitely fits the challenge, but technically there are some things that aren't appealing to me as a viewer. First is composition. The subject is the dandelion yet the hand is taking up most of the image, there is interest in the hands with the dirt on them, makes me think that the person has been gardening, but the way the hands have been used to present the subject (dandelion) doesn't draw me in and in fact is rather bland. The lighting is very harsh. Sunlight naturally is so which makes it hard to use, a diffuser might have helped, or some shade with a fill light. Not sure, hard to say when you aren't there to see what the surroundings offer. The focus is fairly soft, a crisper image in general is better - there are always reasons artistically for a soft focus but in this case it doesn't look as though the focus was purposely kept soft which degrades the image. Finally, the background has some odd elements in it, which though blurred out still come through and add a busy-ness that doesn't help the photo. I think a different way of presenting the dandelion would go a long way in improving the concept behind the image (assuming I'm understanding it). An example is if you're trying to highlight the floral nature of the "weed", placing it in a bud vase with some nice soft lighting to highlight the yellow and a black background might work - give a feeling of elegance to something typically tossed and reviled. Just an idea! I gave a 4.

Reflections of merlot
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Comment by DAWAR:
This is not refraction ?

Reflections of merlot
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Comment by YourBuddyFlo:
teh colours are too dull and the comp. needs work

Reflections of merlot
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Comment by yourbuddyjhawk:
a bit dark

Weed to some, flower to others
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Comment by GuGi:
the hand is too dominating.

Weed to some, flower to others
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Comment by kari1:
focus isn't on the flower .. too much hand really.