Just a superb level of color and capture. Glad to see your work back. You seem to capture the essence of a shot with great detail that telling a story doesn't even matter per say. Just a great quality you have.
Yet another beautiful shot, Bev, my dear friend! You just keep cranking them out. I love the crispness of the shot and that you placed the shallow DOF to be in focus at the front of the shot rather than somewhere in the middle, as is so often done by other photographers. Lovely work!
Beverly, The color and composition in this photo are striking...it made me think I would be able to smell the fabulous fragrance. Great choice of subject for this theme. Thea
Thanks, everyone! This was a Xmas gift I received and they were already sprouting in the box they came in. I'd never heard of Paperwhites, so I'm anxious to see what they look like when they bloom. Appreciate everyone taking time to comment! Happy New Year.
Beautiful shot Beverly,
The lighting is perfect and the texture of the pebbles is really nice. One can just smell the heady scent of the blooms to come. Well done.
-Nick
I really like the light, colors and clarity here but I'm not sure about the composition. There is too much of them for me. Even with the nice thin DOF I find the background a bit disturbing. A simpler composition would work better for me I think (maybe difficult keeping the same scale and without disturbing the future flowers).
Thanks, everyone for the nice comments and taking time to comment. I've been busy so had little time to respond or comment on others myself! I'm anxious to see how these flowers turn out.
JULIEN: I got this as a Xmas gift from a friend and it was all in a box as a kit. I thought there were surely too many bulbs for this little bowl but I've never worked with bulbs before. I did photograph this a few different ways and decided a DOF was the best solution. I think one bulb would have been fine for this purpose, but I dared not disturb them. They've already grown over an inch since I took this photo. Thanks for your generous and honest feedback, I love that.
Hi Beverly, my sweet friend! I got some Paperwhite bulbs last year and once you've gotten a whiff of their scent, they're going to be one of your favorite flowers. (They sure are mine!)
Your image is perfection, of course. The color, DOF, sharpness, and contrast are excellent. You never fail to bring excellence to our assignments....always raising the bar!
I love the crispness of the shot and that you placed the shallow DOF to be in focus at the front of the shot rather than somewhere in the middle, as is so often done by other photographers. Lovely work! 
