This Challenge Is Crushing Me
by harveymorris

Comment by ventolin:
Hahahahaha....

Primative Profile
by harveymorris

Comment by jmsetzler:
feels a little cramped in the narrow composition... good strong shapes for a duotone image.... nice high key also... = 6

This Challenge Is Crushing Me
by harveymorris

Comment by Gallatin:
Nice photo, how did you shoot this? different, I like your shot

This Challenge Is Crushing Me
by harveymorris

Comment by wingy:
cleanly executed.. whatever trick you employed looks very real.

Along the Ganges 1
by harveymorris

Comment by frisca:
this is a beautiful shot, it reminds me what an answer to rodin's "gates of hell" might be. Its colourful and beautiful.

Come Up And See Me Sometime
by harveymorris

Comment by frisca:
Hello from the Critique Club, Harvey!

I'm delighted to have the pleasure of doing a CC on this picture of yours. I've been through your portfolio and have really enjoyed your work. :)

Composition:

Flowers are a favourite subject for many photographers because they are colourful and beautiful, but the trick becomes to shoot one in a way that says more than "this is colour and beauty" and I think you did that here. I like that the orchid fills the frame, and becomes an invitation, almost sexual (from your Mae West title too), but still very gentle. This is like a picture of the fragrance of a flower, and I really like it for that reason.

Colour and contrast:

The colour is beautifully saturated without any "blown out" parts and the contrast is nicely defined. My only beef is the grey bit behind the flower, it does nothing for our subject and I adopt bod's good suggestion that some green way back and out of focus would have served well here.

Focus and lighting:

I have no complaints about either the focus or the lighting here. I like the DOF, its subtle and complementary to your subject without making us feel like we're being poked in the eye by a flower. :) The lighting is bright without creating any harsh shadows..all in all, very well done!

Overall and my impression:

Despite the "complaints" about too many flower pictures, I never tire of them, and I think this was a very effective shot. I really liked it, and it is well deserving of its placement and score! :) I look forward to seeing more of your work. Happy shooting!

The Birth of Envy
by harveymorris

Comment by dsidwell:
I really like the interesting and unusual tones here! Red seems out of focus compared with green, when it seems like they should be equivalent.

This Challenge Is Crushing Me
by harveymorris

Comment by adine:
A humerous idea - well done (this is the leaning tower od Pisa technique, yes?) You did the lighting well enough that it looks very convincing

The Birth of Envy
by harveymorris

Comment by marco:
I like this very much. The colors are very clear and the structure of the ball-shape ads more interest and depth to the picture. This image is an example of how simplicity works for an image, and of how much there reálly is to see in an image that looks simple at first site. I hope it scores well. Regards, Marco.

This Challenge Is Crushing Me
by harveymorris

Comment by Dustin:
good job. nice pic.