Shaping Life and Light
by BotKeeper

Comment by LaMerry:
Great combnination of colors, the blue outstands nicely! Good composition as well...

Shaping Life and Light
by BotKeeper

Comment by OrionThe Hunter:
You could have made this shot from the top of the Vase down. Well Done

Shaping Life and Light
by BotKeeper

Comment by CNovack:
You set up a composition that is very challenging. It can be very difficult to mantain/keep a sharp focus on all elements in the photo because the flower stems below the water line are going to be distorted from the glass & water - Focusing on them will make the stems outside the glass or above the water line slightly out of focus. Shooting just a portion of a see through vase like you did here will be difficult to keep all elements in focus. Also the composition could be stronger if you had pulled back to include the flowers in their entirty - the reason why the flower and not the stem is attractive is because it has visual appeal. I get the feeling that you wanted to show the shapes - not from the stereotypical flower in vase shapes- but by the 'lines'/the stems that draw on the sustanance needed to sustain life (the flower). By focusing on the stems you get away from the typical flower shot but by doing so you snipped the visual appeal off at the bud. If I am correct that you wanted to show the shape of lines drawing on life to sustain the flower there could be better ways in presenting it without losing overall visual appeal. Just one suggestion that I can offer is that the composition could have introduced patterns made with the stem shapes. First I would have filled the water to the top that way it would have minimalized the 'distortion you would get from light bending the stems and thus increase overall sharpness in the image. Next, you could have arranged some of the flower stems to take the shape of a cross-hatched pattern thus adding visual interest to what is occurring in the vase itself. This may take some creative arranging with using some invisible tape inside the glass vase or string tied around the stems such that the rim hides it. Lastly just to add a little visual punch to the composition and remind the viewer what these stems are supporting, you would include just a small glimse of flower. This adds a little color and a little more dramatic interest if we just see the bottom half or fourth of the flower peeking into the image.

Shaping Life and Light
by BotKeeper

Comment by KiwiShotz:
That's pretty cool you know

Shaping Life and Light
by BotKeeper

Comment by sherpet:
Strong colors, strong shapes, strong composition as well.....

Shaping Life and Light
by BotKeeper

Comment by rachelellen:
Beautiful color and light here.

Shaping Life and Light
by BotKeeper

Comment by Balko:
Love the blue! I might have only included the vase and none of the flowers above.

Rain Meets Sun In Seattle
by BotKeeper

Comment by sbeaumont:
lovely abstract - atmospheric and evocotive

Rain Meets Sun In Seattle
by BotKeeper

Comment by photom:
Colors are wonderful. I'd give another point or two if there were a real center of interest.

Rain Meets Sun In Seattle
by BotKeeper

Comment by vtruan:
Ya mean there is sun in Seattle? That would be serendipity, so it fits well.