"Floating Heart"
by crystaldm

Comment by jrtodd:
The are a lot of reflections on the plastic that, IMO take away from the photo.

"Spinning Colors"
by crystaldm

Comment by undieyatch:
Can't think of a more appropriate presentation - the diagonal composition for this form makes sense. I think the color is good, has a dense quality with no apparent loss of detail - a bit more brightness would have been received better. fyi - 7

snowy-road.jpg
by crystaldm

Comment by philup:
Nice picture..reminds me of back home. Where is this picture taken?

"Spinning Colors"
by crystaldm

Comment by KiwiShotz:
Nice idea and it works well. It doesn't have a great wow factor does it but I don't have any suggestion about how to inject one either ... so just discount this as another of those useless comments ... LOL

piggy
by crystaldm

Comment by philup:
Great shot..I like the black background. I think it goes good with the picture.

clouds
by crystaldm

Comment by SJCarter:
Beautiful capture. Love the colors and textures. You really captured an interesting event. Have to agree about the crop though - it's a bit too centered. Otherwise, good stuff!

yellow
by crystaldm

Comment by SJCarter:
Very nice complimentary colors/contrast and composition. You've got a great eye for that. Focus seems to be a hair off again & a bit of noise (I'm not a big fan of noise personally - some people like it). Otherwise, beautiful job.

jake-2
by crystaldm

Comment by SJCarter:
LOL - Great capture! A little too much noise for my personal taste, but otherwise, reallly like it. May be a hair on the dark side too - might want to lighten it up a tad. Again, good catch! :-)

candy stripes
by crystaldm

Comment by SJCarter:
I like the selective desat, but think the change from B/W is a bit abrupt - you can probably transition it a little more softly with a semi-transparent brush. I'd also probably clone out the bug (ant?) on the top bloom. Love the bee on the right. Nice composition and color. Focus seems to be just a hair off. Good DOF. Overall very nice.

pink.jpg
by crystaldm

Comment by SJCarter:
I have to echo Koriyama's comments - he put it very well. It's a good shot, but lacks punch. The focus does seem to be a tad off, and while I like the deep rich tones of the flower, they are too dark in the rest of the shot IMHO. These are beautifuly flowers though, and this is pretty. You may be able to lighten the background in PP.