death is beautiful

[lewkyle]

please let me know what you think...

http://farm5.static.flickr.com/4048/4418048575_06ef25858b_b.jpg

[JimMcrae]

The shot's looks okay, albeit a bit too small to give meaningful critique, but I can't get my head around the title?

[lewkyle]

I enlarged the photo, as for the tittle well the flower is dead from the winter but with the background and everything I think it still holds some beauty, hence "death is beautiful" I was also thinking about "stand alone" but tittle not some important to me more so IQ and content...if you could give it another look now that would be great! thanks

[ED Altares]

I think a little restrain on the watermark will help. In this case, the watermark seem to have become the main subject of the photo.

As for the photo itself, I think there's too much space on top... cropping half of top part it will give more of the main subject in the frame. I think you can also let go of the other stem on the far right. It seems to steal the attention away. I find the subject interesting though.

[rjc1]

I like it the way it is, the color and the simplicity.

[aisha13]

i wasn't expecting to see a dying flower, but i get the title & the picture.
i like it =)

[Flo]

A very tight crop for me would get the hydrangea to be the focus.I would even do a vertical crop.

[corkneyfonz]

There's some great bokeh on this, the only thing that spoils the image is the oof stem/ twig which has the effect of cutting the frame in 2.

[JimMcrae]

I enlarged the photo, as for the tittle well the flower is dead from the winter but with the background and everything I think it still holds some beauty, hence "death is beautiful" I was also thinking about "stand alone" but tittle not some important to me more so IQ and content...if you could give it another look now that would be great! thanks

Ah right, apologies, I'm a bit dense at times.

I like the shot but agree with Corkney about the oof stem. Very nice colour and bokeh and I agree the dying plant is lovely. Nice one!