From Despair To Where
by Geo_Griffin

Comment by Cryptnotic:
ugh... more suicides... people are so grim...

From Despair To Where
by Geo_Griffin

Comment by briphoto:
Bad focus

From Despair To Where
by Geo_Griffin

Comment by Mustbelost:
nice picture, black and white seems to capture the mood here

From Despair To Where
by Geo_Griffin

Comment by vestanpance:
Good choice of subject and shot is composed well, but focus seems a little off.

From Despair To Where
by Geo_Griffin

Comment by biohazardix:
try off camera flash for more dramatic lighting conditions

Camellia
by Geo_Griffin

Comment by psychephylax:
A visit from the critique club :)

Overall, I think you did good but that shutter speed killed your photo! Trying to get a good depth of field made your shutter only 1/10th of a second which is a very difficult shutter speed to hand hold, you should have definitely used a tripod.

The lighting is good, depth of field is good but focus could use a little of an improvement. It's definitely blurred by camera shake.

Definitely a cliche photo as well. Composition is quite good, I agree with Harz_Joerg that trying to go for the rule of 3rds would be pointless here, I like the way you have composed the photo, not straight on but a bit off to the right.

Camellia
by Geo_Griffin

Comment by ChrisW123:
Beat yours but just barely! Great picture... My alternate was more like this with a lot more pink in it and a little softer coloring like yours. Great job!

Camellia
by Geo_Griffin

Comment by PaulMdx:
Composition: Position is good but the flower seems to 'lean' slightly to the left.
Technical: Did you try reducing the DOF? Seems a little cluttered atm.
Overall impression: Nice pic well framed with a good border. 7

Camellia
by Geo_Griffin

Comment by Crafty Sue:
nice

Camellia
by Geo_Griffin

Comment by albright1:
Lovely! The lighting is really delicate and flattering to this bloom. The detail on the interior of the flower is really appealing.