I can hear the comments already:
Too bright, lighting too harsh, etc.
I know it's not my best, but I wanted to have a shallow DOF type shot, using flowers found in our garden. I had a shot in mind but when I saw these in front of the neighbouring church, I couldn't resist. Only thing was it was the high midday sun. Had no choice since I would not be back in time to shoot later.
Almost no processing, except Neatimage (used non-traditionally) to blur it a little, and DE-saturated the red in PS. How often fo you do that?
Cropped, resized, and border.
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very shiny red tulips! Much glossier than the ones in my yard! I wish I could see the bottom of the plants. Might crop in a little all around the other edges to bring a bit more focus to the composition. Those tulips are so beautiful I wish you had zoomed in on just one and I could see more detail!
Very pretty. The colors are fabulous, framing is nice, but there is too much softness....due to despeckle or blur maybe?? Will score high regardless...