yup - you did the right things - very nice pic :) gz!

...oh, and I like the watermark too :)...

I agree with Barbara G...I dunno if the white speck she's referring to is the one at about 9.30 on a clock (which might be a speck of pollen,) or the odd little bluish smudges at about 6 and 8...eithe...

Vik Wrote: (Aug 3, 2014, 14:11) -- well, I don't think it's gimmicky at all - just quoting others - it's a technique I use a lot, and I like it a lot - your shot is not only a nice shot, but also a c...

well, I don't think it's gimmicky at all - just quoting others - it's a technique I use a lot, and I like it a lot - your shot is not only a nice shot, but also a clever use of the technique :)

here's one I took in Turkey a while back

Nice - others may deride this as 'gimmicky' (happened to me) but this is a nice job and I like it

lovely greyscale and beautiful composition - excellent title! great shot! great eye!

Nothing I can add to those comments - nice one again, Ed!

Me too - thx a whole lot, Ed

Thanks, Ed - on reflection, that's what it is - and on repeat viewings, my eyes seemed to learn to ignore it so it's much less obtrusive...and the pic gets even better :)

Think it's a bit older than a fresh-from-the-shell fledgeling but even so makes a really good pic...for some reason, though, I fond that background obtrusive, but I can't put my finger on just why - i...

Pics of things that interest you, shots you like...close-ups of unusual stuff, or of usual stuff that is interesting because it's not where you'd expect it...just take the pics, see what you get...the...

Whatever te compositional opinions, have to say that you've really captured the amazing texture of the pump - nice one!

burn out? yes, but I really feel that this image is perfect as it stands - mess around with it as you like, but this is the one that does it for me! :)

I like it as it is - very atmospheric, lovely silky feel to the water

Nice one - lovely bit of post-processing

I love the second one - but the tilting on the trees seems to make the whole thing tilted - would a slight rotation help? And, though the first one is good, I agree that a crop would improve it :)

the first looks like a flower explosion - very nice! I like the second a lot - the focus is what does it, and the beautiful pastels the third - love the feeling of translucency in the petals! I'd have...

1 and 3 for me - with the first being a little ahead...nice eye!