It reminds me of the mangol worzol that I used to work on converting mangols into fodder for them cows. Huge cog wheels. Well!! That's the nearest I got to machinery in the 1930/40's Seriously. Being in the rural sticks somehow does nothing for my education on how it was in heavy industry. This looks frightening to work with. But it was the norm for workers in those days. Super s ...

Maria. I am guessing this is a white flower. I had a white tulip. It never openeds fully. I could never get a satisfactory shot. Even tried B&W. It only showed its beauty when photographed with others with a more striking colour. Sometimes that is just the way it is. Thank you for accepting my comments in the spirit in which they were meant. regards thoramay.

Just two comments. 1. I would crop it tighter at the bottom and put the beach huts on the lower third of the picture. 2. I would set the line of huts level with the bottom of the picture. It would give the picture more punch. regards thoramay.

It works for me as it is, but then, I have not seen the complete shot so I cannot judge whether it works. Be confident in your own judgement. regards thoramay.

Here comes old knitpicker. Sometimes, Maria, you can post process a flower and it becomes magic. Sometimes, however, you loose all its beauty and there is nothing left. For me, this time, the second situation works here. I am nothing but honest on how I see a picture. Sometimes my honesty is misplaced, but it is never personal and meant to stimulate thought. regards Thoramay.

Whilst I was never totally bored during my working life, I have always been facinated by the jobs other people do or have done. I guess it was the norm to work in these conditions, much like the miners of old. You get facinated but at the same time horrified at the conditions in some industries. Thanks, Trixie for reminding us just how easy life is for us these days. Well taken. regar ...

Very effective., but can I knitpick. A flower, for me, without its stem is like a head without a neck. It takes it from a natural shot to a still image shot. It's just the way I am and how I see flowers. That apart, I like the shot and composition. regards Thoramay

Maria. Can I borrow your eyes occasionally. For me, this is an unusual shot simply because of the grave stones in an apparent open area. To have captured it so effectively just makes me envious. Yes!! It will be different things to different people. We could all have taken the shot differently. You have held the detail in the grave stones effectively and at an angle that leads the eye ...

Being a purist, I believe that the large branch going across the top of the picture at an angle diminishes the effect. I would like to see this cropped out. It would lighten the whole picure and give the larger poppy more prominence, but, as always it is your picture and just my opinion. It is such a well worked picture and beautifully crafted. regards Thoramay.

Trixie. This is quality, sharp and, as usual, well balanced. I love the colour. Red roses are not the best of colours to get right but this is spot on. As an interest, was this auto or manual focus? It works for me better without framing, but that is a personal thing. Regards thoramay