Grave side bouquet
by itripn

Comment by Artifacts:
Unsure that the soft focused gravstones make much of a difference. Cemeteries generally invoke strong feelings and most of the high rated images in the challenge were on the melancholy side. By comparison yours is colorful and almost happy and that probably hurt your score.

The perspective is not that interesting and looks like you just stopped to take the shot looking downward. A different angle might have worked better.

If you don't come home from taking outdoor pictures with contorted soreness in your body then you probably took most pictures from a dull perspective. :)

Message edited by author 2005-04-04 00:45:03.

Grave side bouquet
by itripn

Comment by kearock:
I too would prefer the grave stone(s) in focus. The flowers are pretty, but by having them in focus, they become the subject of the photo, thereby making it fit the challenge less.

Grave side bouquet
by itripn

Comment by banmorn:
too much flowers, and they are great flowers and well shot, but not enough cemetery.

Grave side bouquet
by itripn

Comment by justin_hewlett:
I think that in order to be effective as a cemetery photo, the gravestone should be in focus, with the flowers out of focus, and not taking up quite as much of the photo.

And sow, it begins...
by itripn

Comment by 2Shay:
Very nice. I like the lighting in this shot. Good detail and composition.

And sow, it begins...
by itripn

Comment by trnqlty:
creative title, nice shot

Grave side bouquet
by itripn

Comment by clarmore:
This is my second go-around =) - Very beautiful! Grea job!

And sow, it begins...
by itripn

Comment by Evaan:
Like the simplicity of the shot. Perfect theme photo.

And sow, it begins...
by itripn

Comment by Matthew:
lots of artefacting in this image - needs to be tidied using a cleaning filter (like neatimage) and/or less compression for the ubmission (in PS: "save for web" and set the settings for as near 150k as possible).

And sow, it begins...
by itripn

Comment by totaldis:
very nice shot. i'd liked to have seen it on a black background instead, but still very good.