Lily II

Please critique. Thanks, HJD

excellent! Flower and color very nice

very nice i like the black background and the shadows

This is nicely done, with the black background and shadows. Good work.

The shadows really make this one.

This one a winner! Very nice. Love the pollen.

Best Regards, Ronnie.

I spent a lot of time getting this one right. So, I appreciate the kinds words and support. A big THANK YOU to all those who commented on this image.

very good macro and details!!!!!

Very neat`

Excellent! This is a hit. Well done. Excellent lighting and use of the dark background. Did you use PS to darken out the background? The patchy lighting really works nicely.

This one works much better for me than the other one posted. I like the darker background and seeing inside the flowers. The lighting is pleasing, too. You did a good job of keeping the white from being too blown out.

Very nice shot. Really like the lighting and shadows as well as the detail.

I love the compositiona and dark bg. I would like to see it in B&W. Regards.

Well what a coincidence. I've just come in the door with a stem of these. This has nice depth and exposure and the detail makes me feel like I can reach out and touch them. I'm normally wary of shadows on flowers but you managed to keep them soft enough to avoid blocking. The black background works well. I might have placed them further to the left, but who's nitpicking?