A rose is a rose is a rose...
by robert ellison

Comment by amazoneea:
Greetings from The Critique Club!

Nice picture to comment on. Pleasant subjects. Rose so frail, so ephemere and the stone, so hard, so eternal... I wish you used better that diagonal so it would direct my eyes up instead of down. A rotation of 90 degrees Left would have done miracles. I would be very happy if you will try it at least. You should pay more attention to the shadows. The refracted light by the bottle is distracting from the beauty of the whole. Harsh reflections or harsh shadows rarely add to a picture. You tried to enhance it in Photoshop I think but something happened there as the photo has so much noise. It is more visible on the rose and on the shadows of the stones. But, overall I think you did fine, it is only your third submission. You are getting better and better. Keep up the good work.
Best regards,
Elena

A rose is a rose is a rose...
by robert ellison

Comment by Shannon:
not sure I care for the downward angle of this shot, gives the photo an awkward feeling.

A rose is a rose is a rose...
by robert ellison

Comment by PTLParsons:
Something about the rose itself that makes me try to get shadow or light off so I can see better. The shadow of the stone is very distracting and the bright spot above the vase is also very distracting. In spite of these it is still a very good photo.

A rose is a rose is a rose...
by robert ellison

Comment by dertyklobb:
Nice, but on second glance, you need to work on increasing you photo's resolution. And watch out for those shadows, too. They detract from your overall design immensely.

A rose is a rose is a rose...
by robert ellison

Comment by SoulHunter74:
the perspective makes you dizzy ....

A rose is a rose is a rose...
by robert ellison

Comment by Neil:
Very nicely laid out.

A rose is a rose is a rose...
by robert ellison

Comment by MikeO:
Angle is not good for me. a bit overexposed. 4

A rose is a rose is a rose...
by robert ellison

Comment by Fayech:
love the perspective from the top. composition is off though. and could use better focus. idea is great, execution not as strong.

A rose is a rose is a rose...
by robert ellison

Comment by Glen King:
Nice shot, change to angle of the light enough to include the shadow of the rose stem.

A rose is a rose is a rose...
by robert ellison

Comment by jonwam:
interesting composition that i like, but i feel the rose is a bit soft... 7 points