Artificial Beauty
by Chiqui

Comment:
that's a fine silk rose - it looks quite real. I like your placement and use of black background. the lighting is off somehow as I'd like the flower to pop off the background -- as presented it melts into it. I think there may be a few too many water droplets as these become an element of the shot as opposed to an accent.

Basking in the Warmth of Spring
by paganini

Comment:
a lot to like here - the background has an impressionistic feel and sets off your main subject really well. your lighting is great and the color palette of the whole is wonderful. I'd like to see the yellow petals more in focus (dof, wind? may have blurred them a bit too much)

Bloom, In Green
by ScottK

Comment:
you've used light well in your composition to create interest in the shadows and the play of greens. it's hard to put into words but it's almost like you've taken an excellent background shot that's waiting for the focal point.

Veins of Light
by K-Rob

Comment:
I've tried this type of shot and know it's quite difficult to pull off -- you've got the center point done expertly. I would like to see the sides either cropped or more in focus - this would add to the wow factor imho. The white border is a detractor - theres' no white in your shot so it doesn't add and it's too wide in proportion so it almost becomes an element of your shot instead of the finishing edge.

The Lilly
by Rasai

Comment:
I like the spotlight on the orange thing - you've given my eye the focal point you wanted me to have. The surrounding area detracts from your lovely composition, however e.g. the yellow in the upper left. I'd like to see more of the flower but the white thing at the bottom blocks the bottom and leaves the flower with a cut-off feel. I thing the white border adds little to the shot.

Orchid
by bormic

Comment:
You've selected a great speciment and really did a fine job placing it in your frame. Border is nicely done. The background is the only detraction I can see - it's so busy that your main subject isn't as isolated from it -- the stick/stem on the left going through your composition couldn't be avoided, I'm sure, but that does detract a bit.

Calla Lily
by edmundtanso

Comment:
Having spent quite a lot of time this month photoing the same subject, I appreciate what you've done here. Excellent use of light/shadow make this a great composition, placement of all the elements of the flower is very well done. High marks from me. Suggestions: no too many - perhaps a bit less black on either to top or bottom to take the flower out of the center?

Its a beautiful morning
by boyte1

Comment:
I like your composition and the color palette. If only you could get the sky to cooperate and give you a bit of blue all around the flower... ;) the white doesn't show off the colors as well as the white/blue mix.

Ladybuy & Daffodil
by ladpupmoe

Comment:
good dof and composition (tough to get those ladybugs to stay where you ask them to) There is something about the lighting here that's a bit off - it doesn't give your shot that punch it should/could have.

"Red" Buttons
by wetland

Comment:
Nice use of a different angle for the buttons (hanging), good dof (enough to tell what it is but not distracting - looks like an impressionistic painting). I'd like a bit more light on the red to make them pop a bit - handheld light since it's hard to control the sun ;) The border doesn't add in my opinion as I can't look at the shot without noticing it - turning it into an element and pulling my eye away from your main subject.