Weekly #925 - Floral Impressions Competition

Apologies for the delay.

1856 by Kasperbergholt. Interesting B@W take.
The deeper blacks and grey of the foliage contrast nicely with the subtle highlighted petals, which seem to have the slightest hint of a sepia tone. It pops nicely on the eye.

Wall Flowers by Nigelk. This shadow softly impresses.
The composition is calming, each of the elements balanced.
The flowers, the window frame and its latch, all combining against this textured wall.
A canvas cast in a moment of stillness

Young wild Teasel by Dewsburya. Wonderful separation.
The exposure, colour and light source are all handled so beautifully.
Love what you have done with this grey background.
Its an excellent still life photograph in its own right but as an impression I think it misses the brief.

Snowdrops by john Riley. Creating an impression.
The photographic composition again is fine as are the colours.
The transition between the copper and green works really well in this defused take on the theme.
Not so sure overall about the snowdrops taking it too kindly.

Love in the Mist by Lubbyman. Translucence.

Beautifully handled exposure and composition.
This photograph is all about the out of focus or shallow dept of field as it were.
Love the blues and greens intertwining, they certainly make this an impression of floral beauty.

Chaotic Web by Gibis. Nothing escapes the cycle.

A photograph of the aftermath of what was once pristine.
I think it maybe misses the theme of floral impression though, as in something that one knows its a flower but one takes a different approach to final image, rather than a direct representation.

Moms Foxgloves by Simonmac. I am over here hiding.

It draws the line for focus, along with the other softer more muted verticals.
The lens appears a bit soft even in the in focus area IMHO
Its a clever photograph but probably misses the theme somewhat.

Painterly Daisies by Noelcmn. High key in the field.

It could be mistaken for a watercolour of some sort.
It is a happy impression non the less
The colours are bright and the background light, making it quite a sight.

Torn between 1st and 2nd here are the results

1st Nigelk
2nd Lubbyman
3rd Noelcmn

Thanks also to everyone else also for entering.

Thank you for the competition and for your observations Flan!

Great set of winners. And looking through my archives I found half a dozen flower shots! I though that it would be less!

All the best

Thank you Flan for the competition, judging and my win!
The new competition is up and open for entries the theme is "Rain"

A really good winner that hit the 'impressions' brief perfectly. And thanks for the 2nd place. As said before, that's the ideal place to be - recognition, but don't have to set and judge the next comp .

Steve