My Darling Lili

Please critique. Do this work for you? If yes, why; if not, why not?

Works for me. Good composition dof centered on the flower and good background blur. What's not to like.

Works for me, too. The anthers are sharp, but there is enough DoF to keep the rest of the flower interesting, too.

Very nice macro work. Great colors and details and the composition is great.

Very nice colors, sharpness, and selective DOF, Ken. Too bad the left stamen was missing it's top (may be clone it back in, borrowing from the one next to it?) I like the composition, too. ^_^

Yes, depth of color and critical focus... Well done and nice framing!

YES! It works for me. Fabulous DOF, gorgeous color and detail. Very good!!

Excellent work. I especially like the composition. It's just different enough to make the image stand out.

I like the colors and lines, although I'm with Wilson about the broken stamen.

Good macro!!

Beautiful photo

Nicely done. I like the composition here.

Ken- I didn't read the other critiques because I didn't want to be influenced.This works really well for me. The DOF, the color, the detail and the composition are all excellent. You have accomplished a beautiful image without including the entire lily. You've captured it's spectacular color and shading definition, plus implied it's leaning posture (which is quite natural) with the crop orientation. I love day lilies and have planted hundreds (possibly thousands) in the past. This is a wonderful capture. One of the best interpretations I've seen! Beautiful job!

Great shot,W

this is awesome. superb color & stunning DOF control.

Sure works for me! Super coloration

I love the close-up, less than full flower approach. You got the perfect focus and dof, and the bg is just right for this flower. I gotta do a 7/7.

Extremelly beatiful in details and texture.

I like this sensual composition. The color are the nature touch .