Oh Beautiful! Again, with the slightly blue cast, it just gives the picture a very dream-like, ethereal quality. But crisp and cinematic. Very good job! Keep it up!
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Love the rose! (But slightly distracted by brightest areas in the background and foreground, as they pull attention away from the rose.) The exposure is perfect and the rose is tack sharp. Great treatment. Go Jess!
Incredibly outstanding Jess. I love the arrangement here. Our beautiful subject is guarded on all sides. In front its thorny stem looking dark and dangerous says hands off. To the right the gorgeous sparkling blue green leaves say no entry here. And draped softly behind is a very complementary curtain of reds and pinks. It is so nice to see a flower in such a natural setting rather than in isolation. Perhaps as others more talented than I have said, some of these things may be technically distracting But to my eyes it is the best photo I have seen here in quite a while. Voted 10 in VB, Down loaded and Faved!
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Hey Jess,
Going on producing these astonishing images,(~8
Love it a lot,
I like how you used out of focus in the foreground, a tool that can be very powerful at moments, but is rarely used(yes, include me),
Beautifully done,