Barbara Bush Rose
by Crafty Sue

Comment by marbo:
Lighting a bit to harsh.

Welcome to my yard
by Crafty Sue

Comment by BobsterLobster:
Too much detail and texture in the grass for me to see this as negative space. Composition seems a bit dull. Colours aren't saturated too well. 2

Welcome to my yard
by Crafty Sue

Comment by wewillexplore:
Negative space should have a purpose. This is negative space for the sake of the challenge.

Welcome to my yard
by Crafty Sue

Comment by justesme:
I see that you have chosen grass as your space, but take a look for yourself. Does the grass make that ornament WOW? and then ask yourself why.

I think that the grass if firstly too distracting. Perhaps you could have used a wider aperture to blur out the grass. And secondly, the colour of the grass if fairly similar to the shades on the stone and therefore not much contrast. Personally, I'd have liked to see you choose a different background. =)

Also, it would have been nice to see the ornament in the middle of the image =)

Welcome to my yard
by Crafty Sue

Comment by sagestudio:
This would be more effective to me if it weren't so much in the center of the crop.

Welcome to my yard
by Crafty Sue

Comment by hortopth:
too centered?

Welcome to my yard
by Crafty Sue

Comment by dsidwell:
Nice and inviting! Thanks, I do feel welcome! Try fiddling with more contrasts--darker darks, for instance to make the image pop.

Uncertain future
by Crafty Sue

Comment by rickhd13:
nice photo but overdone with the border, it is quite distracting

Uncertain future
by Crafty Sue

Comment by wingy:
I'm not really sure what you were going for here. The composite just doesn't make sense; people standing on rocks with a waterfall passing through them. It does accomplish a surreal feeling, but I don't know what it has to do with the future or with your title. If you'd like to clarify any intentions or fill me in on something I'm missing, feel free to message me.

Uncertain future
by Crafty Sue

Comment by magnus:
Very mysterious! I think I'd like it better if the background were simply blurred (as in out-of focus) rather than this mix of motion blur and grainyness