~ Blue Day's ~
by Ja-9

Comment by annig:
this is beautiful and right up my alley of what makes a photo of water so intersting and inviting...

I agree with Tom, this does look like a work of art..

“WALL*E’s Work Is Never Done”
by Ja-9

Comment by jpochard:
Very graphic / contrasty looking - almost abstract from all the colors and the blocks. Well seen and neat photo. Congrats on the good score too!

EMBERS
by Ja-9

Comment by jpochard:
I thought this was red rocks out west someplace from the thumbnail view! A neat idea for a shot and nicely done.

~ Serenity ~
by Ja-9

Comment by jpochard:
Oooh..Lovely shot. I would have expanded the shot more if you wanted to use that border. By that, I maean I would have pushed the border out further and perhaps had the portion of the photo outside the border to be slightly blurred or something. Just amatter of style and presentation choice. The photo itself I really like. It has a very simple, clean feel to it.

~ Serenity ~
by Ja-9

Comment by Damzel:
I really love the framing on this! I didn't know this was legal at all I really do love it!

~ Serenity ~
by Ja-9

Comment by digifotojo:
Very nice, Janine!! Good score too!!

~ Serenity ~
by Ja-9

Comment by roz:
very beautiful janine .. love the delicacy of the flower, the petals curling over and details at the centre .. it really is a stunning duotone . :)

~ Serenity ~
by Ja-9

Comment by BrianR:
Nicely done Jannine, I like the stroke borders but a little harmfull here,by reducing the size of the overall effect, good finish in a hard challenge.

~ Serenity ~
by Ja-9

Comment by Paul:
Great image but the border just gets in the way. 7.

~ Serenity ~
by Ja-9

Comment by Yo_Spiff:
I'm not a big fan of floral shots, mostly because I find it is just too easy to get an attractive photo of a pretty flower, so when I vote on one, there has to be something well done to make it stand out to me. The composition is spot-on rule of thirds and leads my eye nicely through the frame. The treatment and light is nice, being just soft enough to be pleasing, but still has lots of details showing. (I love to see lots of fine detail). The border didn't have much effect on me one way or another, but it probably does add a nice touch. I think the objection to it may be that it overlays with the actual subject matter. I really can't find anything to nitpick about here, and I gave this a very high vote.