Hibiscus
by cyniczny

Comment:
The background is somewhat distracting, although you minimized it by propoerly using the depth of field. I'd love to see this flower after it opens up.

Look at my heart!
by kinks

Comment:
I have a very similar submission where the 'heart' of the flower is orange. Sadly I am being rated poorly based on the fact that the entire flower isn't orange. I hope it's going better for you. As far as your composition, I think the croping takes away a lot of the context. The center doesn't really stand out on it's own and cropping in the entire flower may have given it more presence. Maybe you chose this crop to emphasize the orange.

Orange Shapes and Textures
by carlacryptic

Comment:
Nice job capturing the different tectures (orange foam on orange wool?). Composition wise, I think angled shaddows (ie, lighting from a corner, not an edge)tend to look more balanced as opposed to the verticle drop. Also, consider centering equally top/bottom vs left/right.

Fishing Evening...
by tpoulton

Comment:
Wonderful colors. The only part I don't like is the bright white sky on the left side of the pictures. Maybe if you had moved farther left, you could have removed that part from the sky. Although that may require getting your feet wet. :(

MMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM
by GOLNAZZZ

Comment:
I don't know if this is meant to be soft focus, but it really looks out of focus. Additionally, if that is an orange, the challenge details clearly stated that no oranges were to be used.

across the glass
by xripoll

Comment:
A larger picture would bring out more detail from this photo. As is, it's difficult to make out exactly what I am looking at. (Or as some would say, "Give me some more pixels!!!!"). As far as the theme, you are really pushing the boundaries here. Certainly it doesn't scream orange, however, it's close enough to let slide. Now for the happy mood.... I do like the lines as they provide for a nice, almost mellowing, sensation. A nicely composed abstract.

Day Glow Orange Flower: Normal saturation!
by Neil

Comment:
Your choice of background really brings out the colors of the flower. I am a bit unsure about the unnatural look of a black stem. If it's the result of messing with the colors too much, then I don't like it. However, if that flower actually has a very dark stem, then it's fine. Alas, I am no botonist, so I will give you the benefit of the doubt. I only mention this so that if the former is the case, I find that it detracts from the image.

rusty's hand
by muckpond

Comment:
The tight crop has stripped the essence of the subject away. Frankly, I don't know what I am looking at. Viewed as an abstract photo, the texture is very well captured and the DOF isolates the subject well, but the relation to the title (a hand?) is lost.

Fiery Marigold
by sfalice

Comment:
The photo feels like it's exploding off the screen. I think using a gentle light from the top/side would have served better. As is, the texture of the marigold is really lost. Furhter, the yellowish background provides little contrast to the flower.

Almost Spring!
by Manikz

Comment:
Brown??? Naaa, dark orange. I'll buy that. The photo does captures the essence of the change of seasons. Had there been a bit of green, or even better, a crocus poking it's way through the ice, it would have totally captured spring. Still, nice composition and a serene photo.