Congratulations Sharon. 6th place is a wonderful achievement and it is a beautiful image even though I mentioned in my comments during voting that I felt the orange background smothers the flowers. I did say it was perfect in every way though and now in retrospect I realize why I scored it high by going on feeling alone. My feeling felt and appreciated the background but my mind objected.
Well, this image certainly is orange. The flowers are nice and I especially like the composition, and the way the flowers lean into the rest of the frame.
However, I think you should have chosen a lighter or more desaturated orange background maybe. It is so orange that it overwhelms the flowers a little. I think ideally the flowers should be the most orange thing in this picture
Nice subject, good arrangement, and composition. But the lighting seems little harsh and is creating unpleasant shadows. And also, the border. I understand you wanted to bring the same color combination as the subjects (blue and orange) but the blue is overwhelming for a border.
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