Your Message Here
by dacrazyrn

Comment by sfalice:
My goodness, that's a fine picture! Magritte would be proud of you.

Your Message Here
by dacrazyrn

Comment by nightingale:
Very simplistic, nicely done!

Wild Mountain Iris on Canvas
by dacrazyrn

Comment by EddyG:
Comments originally made during the challenge:

GeneralE 06/06/2004 12:16:40 PM
Nice job obliterating the background. Especially for this particular challenge, the unusual (for flower shots) B&W treatment works well.

admart01 06/06/2004 09:32:41 AM
wonderful composition and b&w adds some drama, water drops are a nice touch, one of my top picks this time around

melismatica 06/04/2004 12:10:25 AM
This is a nice macro and an interesting choice to use black and white. The background in the lower left corner shows some wierdness on my monitor. I don't really know what to call it; I'm seeing what looks like folds in black velvet. I wasn't totally sure of this central placement and square cropping for the subject.

scalvert 06/02/2004 10:43:36 PM
Nice shot, but I want to see the color! Lilies and iris tend to be brightly colored, so this is a bit like seeing a B&W photo of a rainbow to me.

daisy77 06/01/2004 04:30:32 PM
nice shot, well executed. a bit harshly lit for my taste but excellent technique nonetheless.

soup 06/01/2004 11:50:24 AM
top 10 for sure
contrast is superb
well done.

justine 05/31/2004 04:23:23 PM
B&W You've really pulled this off! Congrast.....not only are the tones nice, but the composition is super. Love this ....

richterrell 05/31/2004 11:10:51 AM
Nice monochrome. Very sharp and contrasty.

MrAkamai 05/31/2004 12:47:23 AM
Good b/w photo for this challenge. Even though I see six petals, they are two different kinds so, technically, two groups of three. Sharp details of the petals and of the water drops. The background has a bit of noise and should have been cloned out. The stalk is fine but there are small white spots around.

Wild Mountain Iris on Canvas
by dacrazyrn

Comment by Imagineer:
You've done a good job with this - nicely burned and richly toned. One point - I would maybe include more definition in the stem or lose it alytogether as it looks too subtle to define. Anyone liking flowers would appreciate this I'm sure.

Jumbled Aspen Grove
by dacrazyrn

Comment by Imagineer:
I really like the starkness of this. I can't make my mind up if it may look more impactful if you cropped out the ground. Is this true mono or desaturated? There seems to be some subtle colour going on, but it may be compression artifacts.

Stormy Spring Morning
by dacrazyrn

Comment by geewhy:
Love the colour shift from purple to orange..it really adds impact to the image..great stuff.

I Like Big Butts and I Cannot Lie...
by dacrazyrn

Comment by BKerr:
Love this picture,,,and the song.

I Like Big Butts and I Cannot Lie...
by dacrazyrn

Comment by sfalice:
I can't believe you only got a 5.1 out of this.

good one!

Mountain BlueBells
by dacrazyrn

Comment by wkoffel:
I"m not really clear on what's centered about this photo. Also, the flower petals don't seem very sharp, and the white on the back top is a little distracting. Keep at it!

Mountain BlueBells
by dacrazyrn

Comment by MrAkamai:
I would have liked to see the four flowers in full focus rather than just the one on top and the leaf. Background is a bit busy, too.