Reflection in Yellow
by sulamk

Comment by 'Pong:
Nice distortion. Like to see a bit more shiny tho.

Reflection in Yellow
by sulamk

Comment by ChrisW123:
Would be nicer without the reflection. I think the color of the car is enough.

Rose
by sulamk

Comment by BAMartin:
Critique Club Critique

(1) COMPOSITION (CONTENT) This is an incredibly powerful composition. The repetition in the curve of the petals works well to focus the attention on the center of the rose. Having the center of the rose off-center in the photograph is very effective. You have placed it in the proper position to take advantage of the rule of thirds.

(2) BACKGROUND The background is very light, just the proper background to show the rose off to its best advantage. This would not have worked as well with anything else. There is nothing to distract fron the rose itself.

(3) CAMERA WORK ,TECHNICAL The focus is crisp and sharp. By moving in close, you got wonderful texture on the petals. I can actually see the veins of the flower. This is incredible.

(4) DIGITAL PROCESSING ,TECHNICAL Your post processing is very good. I am wondering why you did this in black and white and I also wonder what it looked like in color. Obviously you did this for a reason, but since the colors of a rose are normally so beautiful, I do not see how you gained anything. Your tonal range is excellent for a black and white photograph though.

I read some of the comments you got about the edge of the petals being oversharpened. In my opinion, this works very well to separate it from the background. I personally like that element very much.

(5)MEETING THE CHALLENGE This photo a very good job of meeting the challenge. This may be one of the very best of the flower photos.

Rose
by sulamk

Comment by jerrft:
over-worked

Rose
by sulamk

Comment by Gracious:
Nice job.

Rose
by sulamk

Comment by Cub:
Beautiful photo. The subject comes through clear and crisp. A little more of the flower may have made it even better. Nice shot! Cub

Rose
by sulamk

Comment by Becky:
I like the light and dark contrast of this photo. The lines in this photo gives it deminsion.

Rose
by sulamk

Comment by rmahan:
Strong image but it looks to me as if the edges were sharpened too much. Obviously, just an opinion but my tastes would like to see less hard edges. The tonality is very nice and you've captured some very nice details.

Rose
by sulamk

Comment by kate12303:
I love roses because of their colors but you seemed to make this work in black and white. There is very good detail within the flower.

Rose
by sulamk

Comment by sfarrell23:
Very nice...