Comment from Shingho
Scale of 1 to 5 (highest)
Initial Impact 5
Creativity in Composition 5
Color and Exposure 5
Sharpness 5
Technique 5

Nice composition!

 Comment Written 01-Sep-2011

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reply by the author on 01-Sep-2011

Thanks so much for your review.

Comment from chickadee
Stunning bloom Mary!! Love the vibrant colors and you captured this with great lighting and focus!! Nice 3-D look to it!! What a beauty and best of luck in the contest!
/Chickadee

 Comment Written 01-Sep-2011

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reply by the author on 01-Sep-2011

Thanks very much, really appreciate your review :) Mary

Comment from Galyavision
What a beautiful flower and picture. I like the colors. The picture was cropped very well. Nice framed. I like how the rocky background is faded. It gives more focus point to the flower.

 Comment Written 31-Aug-2011

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reply by the author on 31-Aug-2011

Thanks so much for your positive review.

Comment from syork47
This is very pretty, very crisp and clear as well, a very nice piece. I love the colors and the blurring in the background

 Comment Written 31-Aug-2011

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reply by the author on 31-Aug-2011

Thanks very much for your positive review.

Comment from bongoman1
I really like this photo; however, the background on the left steals my attention away from the flower. The dark edges work well with this photo with the rocks in the background. The colors are sharp, clear, and distinct! Excellent!

 Comment Written 31-Aug-2011

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reply by the author on 31-Aug-2011

Thanks so very much for the great review and star rating.

Comment from jesuel
what a beautiful photo the color is great the detail is great excellent depth great lighting and really great subject matter fine work here

 Comment Written 31-Aug-2011

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reply by the author on 31-Aug-2011

Thanks so much for your review, always appreciated.

Comment from sarah63
Great photograph.

Great colors and tones,
Good depth and great details right down to the dark lines going down the blue area of this fasinating flower.

Great work and many thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 31-Aug-2011

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reply by the author on 31-Aug-2011

thanks so much for your positive review.

reply by sarah63 on 31-Aug-2011

Your very Welcome.

Comment from Derek Redfern
The colours in flower are wonderful and the almost trident like shape is impressive. The background is not really doing it any favours though - did you get any other shots from different angles? I like the use of selective focus but it's a bit too blurred on the orange petals for my liking.

 Comment Written 31-Aug-2011

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reply by the author on 31-Aug-2011

Thanks so much for your review, yes unfortunately the plant is in the overgrown garden of a group of flats so it was rather awkward to take from various angles.

Comment from esgjag
Wow impact 5
Clarity 5
Lighting 5
DOF 5
Colors 5
Technique 5

I really love this shot. The beauty is so nice and relaxing to see. Thank you so much for sharing.

 Comment Written 31-Aug-2011

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reply by the author on 31-Aug-2011

Thanks very much for your positive review.