Out of darkness came beauty.
by jimsapp

Comment by Riponlady:
beautiful picture excellent shadows

Out of darkness came beauty.
by jimsapp

Comment by Artifacts:
It is a flower image and sure to suffer voter backlash for those that feel people shoehorn flowers into every DPC challenge and feel they should not in this one.

The angle chosen for this shot is close to a "snapshot" angle and that could hurt voting too. You might consiider a strait-on shot from flower level. The lighting on the top of the petals of the foreground blossom are overexposed. The background does not add a lot to the composition either so you might want to consider a tighter crop to highlight the flower better.

Out of darkness came beauty.
by jimsapp

Comment by admart01:
from one fellow-flower-fotographer to another I appreciate the light areas set against the darkness :)

Out of darkness came beauty.
by jimsapp

Comment by ninja:
Amazing shot...!

Out of darkness came beauty.
by jimsapp

Comment by shadow:
YES! i made my point! a flower pic in all challenes! :) thanks thanks thanks

Granular snow comes with Spring skiing.
by jimsapp

Comment by RolandB:
Beautiful capture.

Granular snow comes with Spring skiing.
by jimsapp

Comment by Minstrel:
great idea

Granular snow comes with Spring skiing.
by jimsapp

Comment by theSaj:
wow...you must be one of those icelanders/alaskans...

Apple blooms, starting to change into apples.
by jimsapp

Comment by ClickNSee:
This is sad, that this image finished so low in the challenge. I had hoped for a top 10! This is a beautiful image. One of my favs!

Apple blooms, starting to change into apples.
by jimsapp

Comment by 2Shay:
Wonderful Bokeh! I like the crispness of the blossoms. I'm glad I know they are apple blossoms, otherwise it might be tough to find the connection to the challenge.