Pink & Green
by Geo_Griffin

Comment by pncowley:
I like the strong colors, but does seem a bit overexposed. Water droplets on the stem are a very nice touch, but the brick background distracts from the overall shot.

Pink & Green
by Geo_Griffin

Comment by Allen:
to bright in the middle nice work

Pink & Green
by Geo_Griffin

Comment by gowf67:
great flower, too bad about the bricks

Pink & Green
by Geo_Griffin

Comment by NicNic101:
Great Shot... would be a little better if it were somewhat darker.

Pink & Green
by Geo_Griffin

Comment by justine:
Sunlight can be too bright, washing out the colors. I know this well and I'm guilty of doing it with shots just like this. If you can adjust your white balance..try playing with it till you learn how it works for you and your camera.

Pink & Green
by Geo_Griffin

Comment by thatguy:
nice clear image

Greenwich Time Ball
by Geo_Griffin

Comment by sylandrix:
Greetings from the Critique Club!...

COMPOSITION... Perhaps a little static in this area. (subject is dead center, no leading lines, not filling frame, etc.). I would also say the tree is a distraction in the photo but if you remove it then there's not much else to look at - I think a closer crop altogether that would just focus on the tower and the vane may be interesting - how about an extremely narrow (panoramic if you will) vertical composition which crops out the other tower head and the tree and basically just presents the tower and vane?

TECHNIQUE...Exposure and image quality are good. Only thing I think you could do is try this shot at a dramatic time of day (morning or evening) or on a day with scattered clouds and a polarizer to give a dramatic backdrop to your photo. Other than that everything is good...

OVERALL... I tend to have also the same opinion as you, that many people didn't "get" the image and subsequently gave you a lower score than you would have normally gotten otherwise. But I would dissuade at the same time from not submitting a shot you really like or even fulfills the challenge on a personal or abstract level... If your aim is solely to win, then yes, the tie to the challenge topic needs to be more explicit... But if you're participating for fun and for learning to improve photography, I wouldn't worry too much about satisfying the masses :)

The Roof
by Geo_Griffin

Comment by pinback:
Geometric. Cool.

The Roof
by Geo_Griffin

Comment by pncowley:
Very interesting shot. Silhouette of the framework works well. Reflection in second panel from the left is a bit distracting, but not overpowering.

The Roof
by Geo_Griffin

Comment by thatguy:
nice clear image, good idea