White Rose going Solo
by JLC

Comment by Haneck:
It almost looks slightly out of focus, but that almost adds a nice effect, and the color tones are exquisite! Very beautiful.

Day 4 - Thistle
by JLC

Comment by sherpet:
Awesome DOF with this one, and I also love the composition and fine detail of this wonderful image.....

A Dieter's Dream
by JLC

Comment by Patsfan:
Nice shot.

Day 8 - Pink flowers
by JLC

Comment by JLC:
Thank you everyone for your comments. They are helpful, and I am learning a lot from you all!

Day 8 - Pink flowers
by JLC

Comment by JunieMoon:
Nice color balance. I think your shutter may have been too slow to catch a nice crisp image. Maybe a tripod would have focused better, or perhaps a higher iso. Still a very nice shot.

Day 8 - Pink flowers
by JLC

Comment by pixelpig:
DOF is -- almost -- perfect. The colors are lovely. It's hot where I live, too. Difficult for me to concentrate, in the heat. Flowers don't like it, either!

Day 8 - Pink flowers
by JLC

Comment by Sheryll:
Could use a little more focus on that front flower but I like the dof used here.

Day 7 - Rose
by JLC

Comment by Sheryll:
This one is very nice. Great reds.

Day 6 - Columbine
by JLC

Comment by Sheryll:
As I mentioned in an earlier shot of yours bumping the contrast can get rid of that hazy look. Here's an edit of your shot that I did. I edited the flower and the bg separately because bumping the contrast on the whole image blew out that spot of sunlight in the upper left of the shot. I tweaked the contrast/brightness and midtones on the flower and decreased the brightness on the bg. Then cloned out those little bugs and used the clone stamp to fix the edges where I did a sloppy cutout on the flower layer. usm once on just the flower, flattened the image and the adjusted the color just a bit to bring out the yellow better without having it blown out. Makes a big difference imo on how much this flower stands out.

Day 4 - Thistle
by JLC

Comment by Sheryll:
I'm beginning to love thistle more and more. This is nice. Could use a bit sharper focus but still nice.