Comment from Jane Jenkins
I love pansies! The colors are so vibrant and cheerful. Their petals do look like funny faces, as your children would say. I'm not sure if it is the light, or whether the capture is just a wee bit out of focus. I like the way you have filled the frame with the flower face. The spot of yellow in the center is a nice feature.

 Comment Written 23-Jul-2011

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Thanks so much for your review

Comment from David T Francis
Nicely framed shot here with this flower and good capture of the colours. I really like blues and purples in flowers personally so like this one.

Thanks for sharing

 Comment Written 23-Jul-2011

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reply by the author on 23-Jul-2011

Thanks so much for your review

Comment from avmurray
It is a lovely pansy. I agree with your children. These flowers seem to have a little face. The colors are really nice. Like the yellow little eye in the middle. Your focus is however a bit soft. I would have liked to see a sharper image with a bit more detail in the flower. You are sooo close to the perfect shot. Since you have decided to center the flower within the frame, I would have added just a tad more negative space on the top, so that the distance to the flower is equal all around. I think the use of light is good, but it is sometimes even better to take a photo of white flowers, or partly white as here, in the shade or a bright but cloudy day. Nice shot with good DOFF.

 Comment Written 23-Jul-2011

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Thanks so much for your indepth review, I appreciate the feedback.

Comment from picklepea09
Nice photo and artist notes. Great to have fond memories to reflect back on. Photo could be a little sharper, but I love thd rich colors. Thanks for sharing. Good job

 Comment Written 23-Jul-2011

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Thanks again for your review.

Comment from BurntOfferingsart
Good title , and good storytelling . Nice focus, and good vivid color . Good visual impact , and very well composed .

 Comment Written 23-Jul-2011

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Thanks very much for your review.

Comment from Roger4man
A pretty flower.
The bright sunlight has worked against you and left unattractive shadows on the petals.
Focus is off with the bottom petal edge being in focus and the top petal out of focus.
I'd suggest fill flash in bright sunlight

 Comment Written 23-Jul-2011

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reply by the author on 23-Jul-2011

Thanks for your suggestions.

Comment from amfunny
Ijust love these flowers with their cute little smiling faces. Very well composed and focused. Great lighting also.

 Comment Written 23-Jul-2011

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Thanks so much for comments.