Rotten flowers and sunlight (pics)

[Kirsten]

A week ago, we had some sunny days, and I took pictures of withered flowers and rotten leaves, illuminated by the sunlight. Posted them on FB tonight, but thought I'd share them here as well. I was surprised how very much the colors of the background varied by only changing my position a little bit. I just love my Tamron macro lens!

[Kirsten]

[pomtzu]

I don't understand how anyone could ever say that your photography wasn't good enough to publish or enter in any contests. (I believe you said this in a post a year or so back).

Kirsten - your work is truly amazing. You can even make "rotten flowers" look magnificent!

[Laura's Babies]

MAN! I wish I had your skill with a camera!! You are SO good!! Great shots again, as usual!

Have to say (again) though, of all you have taken, that slaughter house one STILL impresses me.. That is such a haunting picture..

[Kirsten]

Thank you, pomtzu and Laura!

Well, actually I have entered pictures to a contest a couple of times, but they never took any of my pics. I have also sent cat pictures to a cat magazine, but they have never been printed.

Yup, the slaughterhouse pic... it's actually a composition of 4 or 5 photos, I worked with layers (like the hand reaching out for the sheep). It's indeed a haunting picture and I was so sad when I made that, mourning for all these poor little souls...

[Barbara]

Kirsten- you're an artist.

[K9karen]

I don't understand how anyone could ever say that your photography wasn't good enough to publish or enter in any contests. (I believe you said this in a post a year or so back).

Kirsten - your work is truly amazing. You can even make "rotten flowers" look magnificent!

True, so true!

[wombat2u2004]

I'm with Asiel on this. You have to keep sending those pics to the companies who put together and publish magazines etc etc.
Fantastic shots mate

[Catty1]

Kirsten, maybe it is like book publishers - they won't take unsolicited manuscripts. Except for the contests, maybe magazines don't accept unsolicited photos.

If you haven't already, you might email a couple of magazines and find out what their photo submission policies are. But maybe you have done that already.

Keep entering any contest you can! It'll get your pics out there!