the heavy burden of the past

Sorry for the dopuble posting. After requasting the critique I noticedthat the first version didn't have enough contrast and a wrong crop.

C&C very appretiated! Thanks for your time, Stanislav

I think your entire gallery is composed of beautifully executed and (more importantly) fresh pictures. I hope I'll have the time to comment on more photos.

One thing I must say is impressive about this picture is the connection with the title. Most of the times (and I am no exception) the titles used by the photographers to label a photo seem almost random, as the viewer has to scratch his/her head a few times before he understands why (unless it's a really "hollow" name, like "Purple Flower" in the case of the above photo). I think this is usually because the image itself doesn't say anything.

So, this finally brings me back to your photo. I can say after browsing through your photo.net gallery that it is "your style" to shoot through a rather heavy foreground, diffused to creamy bokeh by the choice of aperture. It is obviously the result of a conscious effort and not random. In my opinion it's indeed a great way to complement a narrow DOF so that not only is a subject highlighted within the depth of the scene but also within its frame (I mean plane of focus).

And now the title.. "The Heavy Burden Of The Past". The attention is immediately drawn to the intended point, but the viewer can also sense that he is looking through a lot of obstruction.

Processing is also very good.

What I think could've made the picture even better: if the flower had been framed a little further from the edge of the photo. Btw, I am guilty of the same thing here http://photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=6407176. :)

Best regards,

Alex