Portrait of a Sunflower
by Snake

Comment by JeffDay:
has a heavy yellow cast to it...intentional?

Encino Boy
by Snake

Comment by Photon-painter:
Hah!

Portrait of a Sunflower
by Snake

Comment by diannarae:
I like the idea but the flat coloring takes away from the image for me.

Portrait of a Sunflower
by Snake

Comment by dtremain:
Photo has a too-yellow cast to it.

Encino Boy
by Snake

Comment by Caltrop:
this is one creepy shot- I think its great! 9

Portrait of a Sunflower
by Snake

Comment by smardaz:
i dunno, the color seems muted here, seems like just not enough punch /5

Portrait of a Sunflower
by Snake

Comment by SaraR:
In order to get away with a photo such as this in a Portrait challenge, it really does have to be exceptional, and i'm afraid this isn't. It is though, a perfectly competent photo of a flower.

Portrait of a Sunflower
by Snake

Comment by dwterry:
So, let's assume everyone on DPC thinks outside the box and decides to vote a 10 on this image. Wouldn't it look kind of funny to any DPC visitors coming to the site for the first time ... seeing a blue-ribbon winning sun flower in the Portrait challenge?

I just don't think the "world at large" could even appreciate the box that is being stepped out of. Portraits are, to most people everywhere, images of people and perhaps sometimes animals (as portraits tend to focus on the face, some animals might fit people's definitions for portraits).

But I just don't see anyone confusing this image for a portrait without reading your title to make thing think of it.

Encino Boy
by Snake

Comment by LaMas:
The idea is GREAT!! I wish the lighting, background crop, saturation and balance were thought out a little more though. Like I said, the creative aspect is what I like here- nice job with that.

Drowning
by Snake

Comment by booboo_goon:
This sooooooo should've made top 10!