See the Flower, Become the Flower
by banmorn

Comment by kiwiness:
Hey Robert, I am doing my one and only yearly CC comment and I got your photo :)

Congrats on a top placing with this image, 12th is nothing to complain about! But there are a few issues I'd like to touch on with your image. I like the detail in both the petals and the eye although there is a slight more softness in the petals compared to the eye which is sharper. I myself would have gone for a compromise and sharpened the petals a bit and blurred the eye a touch to meet somewhere in the middle. But only ever so slightly. The lighting and composition is very good, nothing to push there at all. Only two more little issues, the black hairs in the top right should be cloned away, they are only disturbing there. And secondly the right part of the eye is too closed up for me, I would have worked more of the eye into the image to see more of the full eye so that most of the outline is present, as it is the main focal point in your photo.

Other than that, a super entry, good processing and one of the better photos I have seen from you.

Gary

Decanteresque
by banmorn

Comment by yourbuddyjhawk:
The shadows froms the mini blinds and the contour of the vase give the photo lots mood.

Yellow Tulips
by banmorn

Comment by LVE:
Great! Love it! Perfect light, color, etc.............10

Dahlia IV
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Comment by getnoutside:
This is one of a few in this challenge that I can't figure out why it didn't place much higher. The DOF is perfect and the color balance is just enough to give it life without overdoing it (something I feel like is too often done with floral shots).

From the Fire Escape: Alfred Stieglitz
by banmorn

Comment by maxpower:
too bad nobody on this site really knows anything about the history of photography... very clever shot.. :)

Tulips on Blue
by banmorn

Comment by pix-are:
I like the pic but there seems to be a lot of noise in the blue area.

Dahlia IV
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Comment by MamaGould:
WOW!!! BEAUTIFUL, THE COLORS ARE AMAZING AND SO IS THE DETAIL 9

Tulips on Blue
by banmorn

Comment by MattO:
I really like the colors and the composition on this. However the blue in the background looks noisey. Not sure if that was intentional or not, however I think it takes away from the photo.

From the Fire Escape: Alfred Stieglitz
by banmorn

Comment by Rikki:
Good use of duotones in this image. There is enough contrast in it that it makes everything stand out. Love the lights in the buildings and they really make this image pop!

Tulips on Blue
by banmorn

Comment by RKT:
Very pretty light and colors...nicely done.