All righty then. I'm brave. I'll jump in.
Thank you Asa for making it clear this thread is for everyone.
I am just about as newbie as one can get so my critiques, really observations, are based on my personal viewpoint - a beauty is in the eye of the beholder type thing. Please take them as such.
Asa,
The blur in the lower left to mid foreground distracts me. In direct opposition to Mary, the stripes in the rock please & intrigue me and to me, compliment the crocus.
My gut keeps saying that I want to see more of the picture. I keep wanting to see what is further to the right even if it's not in focus.
Mary,
The tips of the 2 featured cones not being sharply clear bother me. That out of focus new growth on the lower left keeps drawing my eye away from everything else the photo is about. I find myself wanting to push it away with my hand.
