colors of autumn
by laurie241

Comment by outland:
You have found the obvious solution to the question of how much background to include with the back lit flower. It is almost an example of composition do's.
Leading lines. Rule-of-thirds. Not to mention the exposure and sharpness. 10.

peace & quiet
by laurie241

Comment by Dr.Confuser:
Interesting title - the color of the bench clashes so much it conveys just the opposite of peace and quiet to me.

colors of autumn
by laurie241

Comment by eaglebeck:
Very nice and the best backlighting I have seen so far 10

colors of autumn
by laurie241

Comment by jlanoue:
My fav so far, great shot.

peace & quiet
by laurie241

Comment by Melethia:
I like your choice of bench - and I like the tree beyond (hence the angle you chose). Kinda wish you hadn't cut off the far end - leave that little bit of curved metal in there. I don't hate the desat, but almost think I'd prefer straight B&W.

colors of autumn
by laurie241

Comment by jwaddison:
Beautiful.

colors of autumn
by laurie241

Comment by KarenNfld:
Love that you filled the frame and that you used more than one flower, very nice glow.

colors of autumn
by laurie241

Comment by Daybis:
I almost wish there was only one flower, the one on the top left of the photo.

peace & quiet
by laurie241

Comment by poser:
like what you did with the processing

V-nus flytrap
by laurie241

Comment by PHOTOKID:
I loved the grate control on the DOF(pun intended. I really thought the bokeh was strong in the image toward the background in keeping the interest forward into the detailed area. The Detail in the sharp area was nicely lit and had a good amount of detail to it. The silver/gold color combination was really eye catching for me and provided interest throughout the photo. I really liked the diagonals and patterns created by the teeth on the cheese grater,along with the angle in which this was shot, it gave the photo a good amount of Depth to it as well.