Sunset Marina
by dbambrick

Comment by bassbone:
very pretty sunset - the colors of the low clouds seem to be on fire

Sunset Marina
by dbambrick

Comment by Brad:
Quite the fire in the sky look. Nice refection here.

Sunset Marina
by dbambrick

Comment by karmat:
nice fiery colors. they contrast with the cooler blues for an interesting effect

Sunset Marina
by dbambrick

Comment by abranton:
Nice colors & reflection on the water. Good job.

Sunset Marina
by dbambrick

Comment by KarenNfld:
lovely colours, great reflections, I wish there were more of the reflection and less of the sky

Sunset Marina
by dbambrick

Comment by Dirt_Diver:
Looks like a fire is going on back there. Looks like there might be too many clouds.

Sunset Marina
by dbambrick

Comment by Judi:
Pretty colours.

Orchid Petals
by dbambrick

Comment by dr rick:
Greetings from the Critique Club

Beautiful flowers! The black background really makes them stand out, and brings out the great color. I like the arrangement, and the composition works well; the back of the flower and bud near the bottom add a nice touch.

As others have pointed out, the single light isn't very effective here. It doesn't really show off the three-dimensional form of these flowers. It shows a bit in the bottom orchid; you can see how the column and lip come forware and the sepals curve gently backwards. But the top two look flat.

The problem with flower photos in general is that they tend to get boring after awhile. It's easy to make them beautiful; the challenge is to make them unique and interesting. I'm not very good at it myself, but have found that little things can make a big difference. Here, for example, I think that just turning the middle flower slightly to the left would make it stand out more (although I may be wrong!).

Orchid Petals
by dbambrick

Comment by stphw:
I like the arrange of flowers here - its interesting. There's great detail ad nice focus - except in the bottom flower. I think the lighting is excellent and the black background works in bringing out the flowers.

Orchid Petals
by dbambrick

Comment by Temperpolk:
Wow!! I love well dne flower photos