Flora
by Thomas

Comment by jeger:
Greetings from the Critique Club...

I was not able to vote on this challenge, but if I had, I probably would have given you a 6.

My first thought is that this reminds me of an impressionist painting. At first I thought I found the pink flowers a little distracting because they are fighting for attention with the flower stem. In the end however, I think I would like this image even more if they flower stem was not there. The softness and coloured shapes are more than enough to keep my attention. They are very relaxing and soothing. I think you could crop the bottom 1/4 of the photograph, and have a nice image with the flower stem. Alternatively, I think you could crop the top part with the flower stem, and have a nice impressionist photo. Lots of options to explore!

If you need any clarification on any of my comments, please feel free to pm me. It might take some time for me to get back to you.

Flora
by Thomas

Comment by Connor:
nice shot

Flora
by Thomas

Comment by KarenNfld:
Pretty and delicate.

Flora
by Thomas

Comment by pedrobop:
Great job with the bokeh! The colors of the background are great and this is a very creamy background, which is good for bokeh as i learned. The object is simple, well focused and calm, as the title.

Flora
by Thomas

Comment by mikeee:
I like the contents, but I think the image would be stronger with less 'void' in the middle. The pink flowers are excellent, but the green swathe adds little for me.

Flora
by Thomas

Comment by renjith_varma:
Has a soothing feel to it because of the flower in the bottom.

Pianíssimo
by Thomas

Comment by jomari:
I am amazed that quite a few people guessed this one. Even after reading your explanation I couldn't see it straightawy. Then it suddenly made sense, like those images that can be one way one minute and inside out the next. It should have scored better.

Pianíssimo
by Thomas

Comment by phase3:
Pages of a book?

Pianíssimo
by Thomas

Comment by boss351:
Stack of paper

Pianíssimo
by Thomas

Comment by robinssong:
Paper?