Tulip
by collie65

Comment by MrXpress:
The flower is blown out which makes it difficult to observe any texture in what should be the main part of the image

Chrome
by collie65

Comment by dolphnz8:
This would have been better with the chrome cleaned

Tulip
by collie65

Comment by Maverick:
The textures really aren't emphasized here. I'd suggest trying this with the flower in a more 'studio' type setting - the harsh lighting is contributing to the lost highlights in the flower. Alternately, this might have worked better with a top-down shot of the flower to lessen the blending of the green tones (the flower as the subject vs. the grasses/weeds behind it). Keep trying though.

Chrome
by collie65

Comment by jent:
the dirt on the chrome and the newer symbol really conflict. Would have looked better with clean chrome.

Tulip
by collie65

Comment by Melethia:
Doesn't really say "texture" to me. The tulip itself is a bit overexposed which masks its texture.

Blue Bird in the evening sun
by collie65

Comment by Lilhoop:
nice angle

yellow cluster
by collie65

Comment by LucidLotus:
This photo definitely meets the challenge, but it is suffering from a number of technical issues. The first is lighting. Natural light can be a pain to work with, either its too bright or not bright enough, not shining where you need it, it goes on. In this case the lighting is not sufficient to highlight the subject or to bring out any interesting details. If possible I would suggest a second light source to try and brighten up the area, or reshoot when the sun is more cooperative. Focus looks like it may be good, but with the low light its hard to make out any details of the flowers which makes it difficult to determine how well focused the image is. As it stands it looks a bit soft, though the main subject does seem to have a tighter focus than the background which is good. Composition could use a bit of work, I say this because you do have an interesting (though often done) subject in these flowers, but the background is competing greatly with them. The busy-ness of the background takes away from the impact your main grouping of flowers (subject) can offer. If you could blur the background out more, I'd suggest into a mass of pale yellow if possible with your camera, I think that would not only help isolate your subject but give an interesting gradient of color from white to yellow in the background. The choice of subject is good, fits the challenge and there is potential here but I think the biggest element causing problems is the lighting which is effecting everything else the most. 3

Blue Bird in the evening sun
by collie65

Comment by sherpet:
For some reason, this appeals to me...

yellow cluster
by collie65

Comment by Marc923:
Needs better light and sharper focus.

Blue Bird in the evening sun
by collie65

Comment by Azrifel:
Hey, I have one of those birds as well. Aren't they made in the glas district in Sweden?