Yellow Iris
by morterin

Comment:
I don't think that this is in very good focus and it seems rather dark. I think the composition is a little awkward since the macro doesn't fill the shot but we can't see the whole bloom either.

Long Shot
by yjoshi

Comment:
I think this truly covers more the definition of flora than a lot of the other shots in this challenge. However, even though it meets the spirit of the challenge perfectly, as a picture it leaves a little to be desired. First of all, the horizon is not straight. Second, I think if you had something (a tree, a flower, a leaf of grass, etc.) as a subject and then had all the rest of this flora as a background it would have more focus to it. Right now it almost feels like an accidental shot because there's no specific subject and it doesn't really offer anything impressive as far as a landscape goes.

Incoming!
by BuddyBaum

Comment:
Okay, there's a lot going on here, some of it good and some of it not so good. I love the way the yellow pops, it's nice and saturate, and I like how many insects are included, it makes for a great scene. The background is a little busy, lots of lines going everywhere and although the bee is in focus, the flowers, which are bright and the first thing the eye tries to focus on, see to be oof enough to be distracting. I also think that the green leaf that extends right up from the bottom of the frame is distracting.

a rose always works.
by Miep

Comment:
I think the subject of this photo is a person rather than the plant and so I have a hard time seeing this meet the spirit of the challenge, but there is some flora included, so I won't comment with DNMC. I think I'd like this better if the man weren't looking right into the camera, as I feel like the girl is the subject but his eyes take away from her beauty. A shallower DOF would fix this or a different expression/pose. I like that the color of the flower matches the dress so well.

Carotenoids
by goinskiing

Comment:
Very excellent use of lighting here, I love the autumnal coloring but the darkness of the silhouettes of the veins. Really great composition as well.

Crowned Beauty
by mqnaufal

Comment:
Everything here is so soft, whispy, I like the colors a lot as well, great DOF the background is like a watercolor.

Cradled
by bruski

Comment:
Elegant and beautiful. The red pops really nicely and it's a really nice bloom. I could see this on a Hallmark card.

Carved tree
by mitalapo

Comment:
Very unique subject, pp and shot altogether. I think the black dots across the horizon are a bit distracting, but I'm looking forward to reading more about how you took/processed this. Great coloring.

Unfurling Frond
by millsa

Comment:
Okay, I just wrote this and it got deleted, so here's the short version: Great photo. Love the dof and the way the back frond kind of mirrors the front frond. Colors and lighting are great. Great lines, everything is very feminine.

Winter Grass In The Spring
by dborto

Comment:
I love the softness of this, I like it in color, very subtle.