Coming Up Roses
by daysez

Comment by falvey:
The red is washed out. Where's the texture?

Coming Up Roses
by daysez

Comment by mjcecil:
Reminds me of Mapplethorpe in color. just a little more depthe would have made this one ideal, but the focus goes soft just on the center leaf. Also, I may have cropped to allow both the raised and lowered leaves to run off the corners this would have hidden the tiny diseased end on the left. Otherwise excellent marks - 9

Coming Up Roses
by daysez

Comment by KarenB:
The colors seem unreal in this photo, and the frontal light gives the bud a flat appearance.

Coming Up Roses
by daysez

Comment by courtenay27:
I would think that most people would agree that this is way too oversaturated. You're losing a lot of detail in the petals by saturating the colors this much. Plus, I would probably try to frame it differently. The two leaves branching off to either side are a little distracting with the rose being framed so tightly.
Score: 3
Courtenay

Coming Up Roses
by daysez

Comment by jsabbarton:
The colour is so rich it seems to be creating a smudged look. Perhaps a really sharp image with a little less contrast would have worked better...

Coming Up Roses
by daysez

Comment by wenyao:
whoa.. nice colours!!

Coming Up Roses
by daysez

Comment by TerryGee:
I almost submitted a shot just like this - Terry Gee

Coming Up Roses
by daysez

Comment by GinaRothfels:
I find the lighting much too harsh to do the flower justice - especially the black shadow at the top of the stem.

Coming Up Roses
by daysez

Comment by jdelaere:
Great shot, I like the background a lot. However, the red looks a little too saturated - something fixed in photoshop, perhaps?

Coming Up Roses
by daysez

Comment by UberFish:
Not sure I like the saturation on the red. The green I like, but the red overpowers it.