A few new shots for C&C from the weekend

[markv20]

#1
Tattered flag on the shoreline of a pond. Shot a month or so ago, didnt care too much for it at the time. I decided to give it a 2nd chance

Tattered by markv20, on Flickr

#2
Fall leaves reflecting off the pond. I cant find anything wrong with it. Feels like a painting to me

Reflections by markv20, on Flickr.

#3
Besides chopping off a bit of the flower on the top and bottom I dont see anything else wrong.

Summit by markv20, on Flickr

#4
Maybe a bit underexposed, no other obvious problems to me.

Never dull by markv20, on Flickr

 

[Raincheck]

Number one is okay the best of the lot.
Number 2 is too busy can’t really tell what’s going on here (maybe it works better full size).
Number 3 the colors are way off and the background is annoying.
Number 3 is too much granny style a crop of 1 or 3 flowers only would be better.

The above comments are my opinion and not based on any technical knowledge but just the look and feel.

 

[Heitz]

I kind of like #3's colors. You so rarely see that shade of velvety red on a flower. I like the rest too. #2 could be a painting

 

[sm4him]

#1 I wish there was more of the flag in the foreground; there's nothing that interesting in the background, and--for me--just not enough of the tattered flag in the foreground to do anything for me.
#2 I love this, as an "art" piece--nice colors, kind of abstract.
#3 I'm not a big fan of desaturation except in very limited instances. I'm especially not usually a fan of desaturated flowers. Just takes the life out of them, in my opinion. Also, the background is too distracting to make the focal flower really 'pop.'
#4 Nice color, a bit underexposed. But it just doesn't really do anything for me, just a bunch of yellow flowers. Perhaps focusing in one or two, shooting it from a different perspective or something would make it more interesting to me.

Those are my opinions...that and about $1.69 should get you a cup of coffee (unless you go to Starbucks).