Point

love the detail in the dead flowers, Martin...but, I found the rock to be a bit of a distraction.

Very nice! I don't mind the rock... it's sufficiently out of focus. Is this a pretty tight crop? The flower is just a little on the soft side.

Too much sunbaths I guess !!!

Yep, and this is what happens to the sunbathers too.

Ditto Ray

An absolute cracker !!

I would prefer it without the rock. I've been putting a piece of paper over the screen and I think it looks great with the plant tight on the left in a narrow vertical.

I like the composition, rocks adds pretty colour to it.

I am out on this one. Not sure about the rock or the positioning of the flower. But I am sure that I wish I was at the beach sunbathing!

I''m with Kathryn on this one. I've looked at it from every side and can't seem to make up my mind about this shot. The flower is ace it's just the rest.

Definatelly withered! Great DOF and love the simplicity.Well composed.

Lovely - great composition and contrasts in colours.

Oh and is that a rock? I thought it was a piece of cake

For my money you can keep it as it is, cropped enough and if it was soft I probably wouldn't have seen the the spider web strands between the two dead flowers.

The narrow vertical may work, maybe.

Beautiful capture Martin, I think the rock reflects the sunset, the end of a summer day going into an autumn day, so let the rock stay.
I agree with Florencs and Aussie LOL

Love this shot Martin. Glad tou kept the rock it adds to the depth.

It's an intriguing juxtaposition, Martin, of the plant against the rock. You could have made an entirely different look with just the flower against the sky and nothing else. But with the rock and water, you have vegetable and mineral. I guess 'animal' can be added later. (How's that for being diplomatic!)

Looks very frazzled, can't be good for you!

Composition is great.

Really can't make my mind up about the rock - the colour is good and contrasts well with the sea, but I find it a bit of a distraction in the composition.
Ingrid

Great contrast of subjects from water to rock & plant. You made your shot feel very lonely even tho you describe the area as being populated.

I particularly like all the detail you've captures in this wizened plant, down to the prickly hairs on the stem. It isn't the sort of thing many people would bother to photograph, but I like it.

I love this, I never get tired of spent sunflowers. I like the rock too. I think the picture gains a lot from it.

Nice legend for a nice picture.

Nicely done