Marmelade Blossoms
by ellamay

Comment by bpickard:
very nice but shame not more blooms are in focus..nice positioning though

Marmelade Blossoms
by ellamay

Comment by alanbataar:
nice composition. maybe i am unreasonable, but i'd like to see all the blossoms sharp but retain th nice bokeh on the background.

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Comment by Zoomdak:
[Critique Club]
Composition - I like the infinite effect, how they are just stacked and stacked. I agree with cropping out the bottom, I believe this would have enhanced the effect more. But the ground also gives you the perspective to go off of.

Technical Quality - I wonder what this would have looked like at different times of day and how much more the buildings would stand out had it been taken at a different time. Semi-sharp and natural looking but the contrast may have been boosted a little more, but that also makes all the shadows darker. Its a strong photo but it doesn't jump out at you.

Meeting the Challenge - Check :)

Creativity - Very original, although many people used cities for their parellel's (how were you to know). I love the idea of multiple and multiple parellel lines. This photo conveys, to me, the blandness of the city and repition, but also the orginization and stucture of it.

Title - Love the suggestion in the title. It makes you wonder, 'Wait, did this photographer count all those!?' But it also makes you wonder if your just making it up. This quality forces people to stop and think about the possibilities of it. Seems like everybody has the same gag writer (Although I can't say that I would have said something different).

Overall - I don't know why this didn't score higher, possibly the technical aspect, becuase I think its a imaginitive shot, but only through the title. That may be one of the weak points, that the photo isn't as good just standalone. The infinite perspective is cool and its a nice portrayal of the city.

Marmelade Blossoms
by ellamay

Comment by JPR:
i've never seen a marmelade blossom before. thanks!

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Comment by lwkimages:
Very nice idea. I'd like to see it a bit sharper, with a little more contrast. Otherwise well done. 7

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Comment by qnjt:
I like the repeating lines. Great job!

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Comment by magnetic9999:
wow - impressive detail. what lens did u use?

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Comment by ramevi:
Ohh! you really are a good counter. :)

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Comment by Katspetkat:
I like the overall concept and the way that all the buildings appear at an angle but theres almost too much activity in this. It's hard to focus on one spot. I do like the building that suddenly goes solid half way up. 7

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Comment by Artifacts:
Very well framed and full of parallel lines. Very nice image though I might like to see a little more contrast to it, but that might be hard without creating hot spots in the picture.