What a neat photograph to look at. A dichotomy, the beauty of flower against the ugliness of fungus. The colors really complement each other here and pull me into the picture. I love how the browns in the centers of the flowers are very similar to the browns in the center of the fungus. Great capture!
This is very cool - looks almost like a painting. I love the variety of subjects, colors, and textures. There's a certain country charm about this photo.
Nice image, I like the subject matter, Some of my favorite colors for flowers. Great composition, lovely colors, nice lighting.
BTW, I live in Southwest Michigan, 1 hour south of Kalamazoo, and like 20 minutes from the Indiana state line. I've always been intersted in living up north in Michigan, but family prevents that. It always makes a great road trip, especially the fall colors.
The picture is in the fungus and the flowers. You've kept their texture and real colour without going over-saturated and glossy (the sort of pitfall that gets me all the time). Crop a fifth off top and right? Who knows. It's still a powerful good shot with said colours and textures...
I like the cheerful bright flowers. I also like the fungus. Something about the top of the stump bothers me. It is a little hard for my eye to process, perhaps there is too much contrast there or too much sharpening.