From a bud to a rose
by sunraygp

Comment by julesski:
Not sure about the background?

From a bud to a rose
by sunraygp

Comment by dtremain:
The background seriously detracts from this photo. Otherwise an absolutely gorgeous shot.

From a bud to a rose
by sunraygp

Comment by rodgers_le:
good crisp subject however the background color and texture does clash a bit with the subject matter

From a bud to a rose
by sunraygp

Comment by briantammy:
nice image of rose, the background color clashes a bit in my opinion though.

From a bud to a rose
by sunraygp

Comment by bs-photos:
The background is a little distracting, I can't really decide if I like it (the bkgrd) or not. Very pretty rose though -6

From a bud to a rose
by sunraygp

Comment by silverscreen:
Nice detail on the flowers. The background could be a lot better IMO.

From a bud to a rose
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Comment by psart:
NIce image. psart

From a bud to a rose
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Comment by LaRee:
It is a beautiful rose and buds and good for the theme. I only wish the background was different. I don't like the texture against the soft rose. It competes too much, I'd prefer a smooth background.

WHY are they waiting ?
by sunraygp

Comment by kandykarml:
score - 5

This is somewhat of a stretch for me regarding the challenge, but I don't mind a stretch if the outcome is better then average.. I think you could have gotten away with a tighter crop, maybe focusing on the line up to the gentleman in the brown shirt.. It still would have shown the line & it would have made it a bit more intimate.. And, there would have been less to distract the eye.. :-)

The white's seem pretty blown out so I'm guessing this was the mid part of the day and it was a very grey sky or overcast.. I find that I always seem to shoot at the wrong time of day and using the "s" curve really can help that.

I do love images of people who don't seem to realize their picture is being taken and you did a great job at capturing that.. I think if you added a small thin black border, then it would have done this justice and finished it off..

Nice job on the focusing and maybe just a touch more of sharpness this would have been a 6.. Overall, you met the challenge and turned in a nice capture!! Keep up the nice work.. :-)

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WHY are they waiting ?
by sunraygp

Comment by JJWoolls:
Closes too closely on some individuals. A little overexposed. I think it would be better if the photographer backed off and showed the line from a distance...

I am not a good photographer, I do not claim to be better than anyone, any criticism is meant to be constructive criticism......