In the rain
by Alexys

Comment by Shannon:
Very nice composition.

In the rain
by Alexys

Comment by LouiseB:
Beautiful color and very crisp. Maybe the crop is a little too tight on the bottom, but still a great photo.

To be loved
by Alexys

Comment by zagman:
Greetings from the Critique Club. Thank you for submitting your photo to the DPChallenge.

Great capture of a flower, and all of it's beauty. The slight turn of the flower to the right, makes it appear like it has wings, and that it will soon fly off. The white and yellow colors does provide a great contrast. The background tone is very well done. It gives the subject a good color balance. The focal point being the middle of the flower is sharp and colorful. The way that you overlapped the flower petals away from the frame, makes it appealing to the viewer.

Technically the photo is very good. There are some factors that could have made it more favorable. Some of the lower left petals needed sharpness. So a better depth of field (DOF) could have solved this blurriness. I am not sure what type of lens you used. But sometimes its better to pull back just a bit to get a wider more sharp focus. Then when you post process you can zoom and recrop the shot closer. You would need to shoot in Raw or highest JPG format so the image pixels won't get grainy or pixelated. Another factor when submitting photos to the challenges, is to get as close as possible to the 150KB limit, as possible.

Overall great job in photographing this flower for the challenge. It's simple and elegant. The colors not too over done. A good intrepretation of the challenge. I like the borders. Again, this gives it another color appeal to the total photo framing.

Good luck in your next challenge. Zagman.

To be loved
by Alexys

Comment by bod:
Nice macro. Love the deep green background and the overall composition. Centered? Who cares, it works here.

To be loved
by Alexys

Comment by Brin:
Very good shot,sharp with good dark background.

To be loved
by Alexys

Comment by charliebaker:
Great simplicity...

To be loved
by Alexys

Comment by bryanbrazil:
Excellent focus on the center of the flower.

To be loved
by Alexys

Comment by spvanderm:
I like the color and DOF.

To be loved
by Alexys

Comment by clarmore:
This is my second go-around =) - what a great idea! Very beaitiful! I only wish that the bottom petals in the low left corner were in sharp focus like the rest of the petals. It's a little distracting. However, great job!!! 8

To be loved
by Alexys

Comment by Mr_Pants:
Nicely done, although, in such a shot as this, I'd like to see all the petals in sharp focus, whereas the ones in the lower left are a little soft. The rest of the flower is wondefullly sharp, though.