My Iris

Thank you for your comments

Fresh approach -- very creative. I'd like to see more work along these lines.

Highly creative, original work.

Thank you so much.

An ethereal illusion of great colours. I seem to feel its softness & delicacy.

Yes, TASTEFUL & EFFECTIVE, Paula, another nice abstract!!! Best regards.

Way cool! This reminds me of a picture made with an art effect toy called a Spirograph. (guess I'm dating myself here) Great effect!!

A fine and a subtle one! And impressively composed!

Hi Paula, I have not the slightest clue as to how you accomplished this work, but it is very beautiful and I would think it should go for a good price.....Jim

Excelente juego de luz y color, bello encuadre y una magnifica composicion, saludos cordiales Paula.

A beautiful expression that catches the heart & eye at the same moment 7/7

Plus the colouring is superb! Hope you have a great new year.

bellissima..creativa immagine!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

Paula another treat. Wonderful light weight,but intense colors, you are giving away in full.

You are definitely on a vibrant creative roll. This is wonderfully original.

Beautiful rendition Paula, texture, colors and forms are beautiful.

Paula, a sheer delight to look at, well done.

Very creative with a certain delicacy to it. I see the 3/3 idiots have been over this one already

Thank you so very much. It's gratifying to read your comments and see your rating. This helps dispel my perplexity about some other ratings;

Ken, not ony the 3/3 idiots ( they are a constant here), but other five viwers rated 4/3. According to logic it should mean that originality is below average: because such an interpretation of the iris is common?, can be seen hundreds of times here and elsewhere?, an iris like this does not offer any new angle, view??? What do I know.these questions will remain unanswered as none of them cared to explain-

The 3/3 idiots, are just that -- idiots. To suggest that an image like this lacks originality defies logic. It is long past time that the administrators of this site do something to restore legitimacy to the ratings, or simply shut it down because it is no longer working. I think the problem is allowing anonymous ratings. Who cares about anonymous ratings? I want to know the work and ability of those who are offering their ratings. Intrinsically, there is nothing wrong with a 3/3 or even a 1/1 rating, if it comes from someone with the qualifications to give such a rating. However, the constant stream of anonymous 3/3 ratings without any thought are simply a cancer on the system.

I usually ignore the rating question and accept whatever comes giving anonymity no value at all. The problem has been on since I came here three years ago and I have really given any hope for a rational or logic solution.

This time I commented on Ken's comment because I am a curious person and no matter how imaginative I am, I can't figure out why the originality of this particular image is below average for 8 people. I would have appreciated an explanation on which I might have agreed or disagreed but, at least, there would have been dialogue.

Thank you, John.

I think the anonymous don't follow the rules. I have seen it expained from the administration,"that a Rose beeing a rose,does not mean it is none original"I don,t know where it was written,somewhere" it would be all the artist who paint roses,iris,landscapes portraits are not original.What about van

Gogh,s sunflower,non origional?

Paula, this is a stunning image and very original. There have been a rash of low ratings on particularly good shots, you're not alone. 7/7

Excellent abstract Paula, bravo. Michael.

Di grande effetto! Brava

Superb abstact. Have to agree with comments on ratings. If the site is going to insist on anomynous ratings then it should post a sense of how that person normally rates others. Basically their average rating and the standard deviation from the rating. Is it someone who rates everyone 3"s and 4's? Is it someone who rates 3's and 4's when everyone else rates 6 or 7? It would help if the system would show the distribution of that person's ratings next to their rating.