Flower7

Please tell me how do you feel about this image... This is one of

seven flower image from my portfolio folder. Images are printed in

color darkroom by myself. These images were exhibited at De Young

Fine Art Museum of San Francisco in 2000 as my solo

exhibition 'Abstract Portrait Series'... I will show another

series 'Abstract Portrait of Architecture' as soon as I get feedback

about these images... If you want to see more, please visit

http://www.photo.net/photodb/folder?folder_id=146062 I just want to

share my expression with you... Thanks, NAKI

The hardness of this picture is what makes it work. People usually associate flowers with softness, but these petals look like stone. A great contrast.

It looks more like one of my wife's "Hens and Chicks" plants. Its actually a succulent, related to a cactus, more or less. But enough of the botany lesson. I like it. Its not original by any stretch of the imagination, but the texture is appealing.

IMHO the DOF is too shallow in this photo causing a harsh blurring of the big flower. Perhaps allowing a "softer" blurring could be more pleasant.

Great image! The light and the texture, soft and hard at once. Great for a print on the wall...