Calla Lily
by nfessel

Comment by cplamann:
Needs focus work.

Calla Lily
by nfessel

Comment by peecee:
I think it needs a focus point somewhere in the shot, too soft for a texture challenge. just my opinion of course.

Calla Lily
by nfessel

Comment by RedHotKK:
Sorry...I'm not getting any feeling of texture here.

Calla Lily
by nfessel

Comment by Shelley:
not very much texture here

Calla Lily
by nfessel

Comment by e301:
Gosh, you're going to get a bunch of out-of-focus comments, I guess. There is a kind of 1920's still life photography kind of look to this, though I'd suggest it's about fading of light more than it's about texture. Your cropping lets that feel down though - excluding the top of the flower, and cutting off the other in the background: I think you'd at least score higher if you'd included both, and allowed some progression of focus within the image - this way, the rear flower looks like an accident.

Calla Lily
by nfessel

Comment by scalvert:
Too soft to show texture- even a smooth one.

Calla Lily
by nfessel

Comment by admart01:
artistically very nice - would like a larger dof for the challenge to get the sense of the texture you saw.

Calla Lily
by nfessel

Comment by LoudDog:
The soft focus eliminates all the texture and is probably too soft.

Calla Lily
by nfessel

Comment by kaush:
Errr.............
Its a nice picture ...
But - there is no texture to be seen, the petals are out of focus and there is some noise in the picture - possibly due to high ISO.

Calla Lily
by nfessel

Comment by Melina:
I'm sure the soft focus effect is intentional, I just found it rather grey and lifeless
personal preference really