Kings Died, Kingdoms Fell
by pixelpig

Comment by Lydia:
Except for the ice, I think this is perfect. (not voting)

Maybe we'll win this year!
by pixelpig

Comment by HarveyG:
A few of us saw the merit in your shot. Another 2 besides I rewarded you.
I am tired of balls on mounds or in gloves...
And it's not blown, it's "High Key" :)

Kings Died, Kingdoms Fell
by pixelpig

Comment by MCPixel:
Nothing in focus

Heedless
by pixelpig

Comment by bobnospum:
I like the diagonal composition, where the leaves lead you to the flower. The narrow DOF pushes the green leaves out of focus very nicely. The black background isolates the subject nicely. On the negative side the higlights on the edges of the flower are very bright and are a bit ditracting. Also the narrow DOF is hurting you here as some of the petal edges seem out of focus.

The viewpoint is a little common and may not standout within a competetive Free Study environment. I like macro (and am jealous of your lens -- and I have a A350 to boot). You could try differnt angles and aperature sizes and see what provides more of a wow factor to excite the viewers. Not always easy to do :)

Maybe we'll win this year!
by pixelpig

Comment by HarveyG:
Very well strobed and processed, unique in a sea of mediocre.
Minimalism ftw.

...dream on
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Comment by JuliBoc:
Love it. Nice clean graphics. An awesome photo. And outstanding impact. My first 10 of this challenge.

...dream on
by pixelpig

Comment by codfish709:
Very creative. Nice visual.

Heedless
by pixelpig

Comment by tnun:
Hey! Nice isolation. Well done, imo.

Maybe we'll win this year!
by pixelpig

Comment by glockguy:
I can't decide if I like it so blown out or not...I keep coming back to this photo, so probably! :)

Maybe we'll win this year!
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Comment by lmass:
Clever image of ordinary shot.8