Flower
by steveh552

Comment by codfish:
Nice focus. the leaf on the left is distracting however.

Flower
by steveh552

Comment by Meshary:
i think thiS pic on a wroung category ...
its not a still life image :s

Flower
by steveh552

Comment by JLC:
Lovely Black Eyed Susan. Nice DOF.

Flower
by steveh552

Comment by jasonlprice:
I think on DPC a photo of a flower has to be spectacular to do well...there are too many little things in your photo that will bring down your score I'm afraid. Like the main subject blending in with the background petals, right bottom corner distraction and distractions on the left. Typically with a still life you can control all of those distractions by moving the flower around. Speaking of which I'm sure some are voting low because they feel this doesn't meet the qualifications of a still life. With all that being said, I like this photo and the composition and give it a 6. I just wanted to say some things because I figured your score was suffering and I wanted to perhaps help you understand why.

smile for daddy
by steveh552

Comment by briphoto:
is that a catch light from a flash I see in his eyes?

smile for daddy
by steveh552

Comment by escapetooz:
The lighting is pretty harsh, esp where it falls on his nose and the expression hessitant.

smile for daddy
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Comment by JLC:
Cute boy. Nice light on his face.

From dark to light to dark
by steveh552

Comment by kandykarml:
a little too dark for my taste.. Also, I think if you don't have anything to use as a sillouhette that's interesting, then maybe just skip it all together.. The weeds or flower stems seem to distract.. imho.. Also, not so crazy about the crop.. When it's so small on one side, I think we lose a bunch of detail.. overall a 5 for me.

From dark to light to dark
by steveh552

Comment by tapas1021:
A little too dark

From dark to light to dark
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Comment by briantammy:
not too light, too dark :)