Nectar
by FrankRobinson

Comment by Vonneypix:
I like the framing and DOF. I think that the light is a bit stark and washes away the richness of the purple in the petals. I feel that the centre of the flower is lovely and rich.

Nectar
by FrankRobinson

Comment by jjstager2:
Wow. Now that's an "in your face" flower! Great capture of a common DPC theme.

Nectar
by FrankRobinson

Comment by Teafran:
Very different and unigue - a solid image that is crisp, sharp and properly framed and composed - a technical success in every way. From an artistic standpoint, it has significant impact being richly colored with excellant detail. This image would have worked as a black and white as well. A perfect demonstration of the power of properly controlled light and focus. Well done.

Nectar
by FrankRobinson

Comment by Farmr:
very nice....colorful. Great focus.

Nectar
by FrankRobinson

Comment by Paul:
Fabulous flower shot.

Spikes - Lots of Spikes
by FrankRobinson

Comment by snaffles:
Greetings from the Critique Club!

Initial impression: Yikes, if that is only the base of a lilypad, I dread to see what the top looks like. Quite incredible with all the little spiky things inside the cells.

Technical: Pov and pp good; dof a little soft in lower right area. Composition risks being a little busy, there is no obvious focal point. The darkness in the top part seems to weigh the shot down a little.

Artistic: Fairly good shot, contrast and colours need a little punching up.

FWIW: If this were my shot I would have cropped out the entire top half of the shot and zoomed in on the diagonal line going almost perfectly from bottom-left to top-right corner. I may have also done, after contrast and saturation, a pass with a red filter to bring out the red blossom(?) in lower right, then perhaps done usm 1x and sharpen edges 1x, just to enhance the spikiness.

Good concept and execution, just needs a little work. Good work!

Feel free to PM me with any questions.

Susan

Nectar
by FrankRobinson

Comment by bennettjamie:
OMG, I love this so much

Nectar
by FrankRobinson

Comment by Melethia:
Love these flowers - they seem just made for photographs, don't they? Nicely done.

Spikes - Lots of Spikes
by FrankRobinson

Comment by LadyK:
is it some freakish plant? i cant even imagine stepping on that:/

Spikes - Lots of Spikes
by FrankRobinson

Comment by Teafran:
Could very well be a cheesy monster from a B scifi movie. It certainly would be scary if the lighting were turned down a little to create a darker effect. A worthy entry into the challenge.