Call To Worship
by OneSweetSin

Comment by blindjustice:
The blue could be better.The contrast is great. this might work better in black and white. Nice shadow and bell as well.

The Congregation
by OneSweetSin

Comment by Samara:
Very pretty.

The Congregation
by OneSweetSin

Comment by adine:
I like the dark background for these soft white petals, nice composition with the cluster of anthers in the center. Feels incomplete to me - perhaps you could have included that top petal that goes out ot hte frame and cropped a bit more left and bottom - actually that could bring the "congregation" on the the magic thirds line...

The Congregation
by OneSweetSin

Comment by dertyklobb:
It's a great picture. You probably did everything correctly. I just don't like the flower you picked. That doesn't necessarily mean find another flower. You can sway your viewer's feelings, no matter what your subject, by controling your design elements, your photography. Zooming in closer, eliminating any background, would have made this photo better. Be bold!

The Congregation
by OneSweetSin

Comment by Mona:
I like it very much.

The Congregation
by OneSweetSin

Comment by SoulHunter74:
not a still life in my eyes ...

Portrait of the Dead
by OneSweetSin

Comment by HBunch:
*Critique Club*
This definately fits the theme. Creepy, Halloween style kind of feel. The shot looks good. The angle and framing/cropping are good. I like how you have placed his head in a corner and the rest falls in a diagonal. The batty thing looks a little out of place, but still fits in with the theme of scary.
Focus and clarity are good. Don't really see a DOF, but having the whole thing in focus is not a bad thing. Especially with this case. I think that the only real complaint from me would be the lighting. Looks like conditions were not ideal for the shot. The brights are maybe a little bright for the "dark spooky" theme, and there is a harsh shadow from one of the strands of cob web near the bottom right. Kind of looks like the conditions were beyond your control, but you tried to make the best of it.
Really didn't do bad, but definately could have been better.
Overall, a nice shot for the challenge.
~Heather~

Call To Worship
by OneSweetSin

Comment by adine:
A very bold blue sky, sunlight create nice shadows. The bell is a little lost in all the brightness. What about desaturating the blue and upping the green?

Call To Worship
by OneSweetSin

Comment by Patzt:
Amazing! I can almost hear the bell ringing!

Call To Worship
by OneSweetSin

Comment by Natator:
Very striking against that sky. Excellent shot.