First Post Here...Critique Corner

[NILOLIGIST]

All,

Ok, here goes...REMEMBER I AM VERY NEW...LOL


Go ahead fire away
http://www.pbase.com/image/16240706.jpg

[Conk]

The focus and colour is good. I just think you may have cropped a bit too much off the top.
Flowers are great practice for macro shots. Keep shooting and keep practicing. :)

[Leighow]

FREDERIQUE

The flower is very, very beautiful. I love the great range in shades of rose and blue.

But I am not convinced that the focus is right. Maybe it is OK. But... I would have liked a comparison shot with sharper focus an possible a tad more DOF to see the peach fuss on the flower.

The leaves may dominate at 4 & 6 o'clock a tad too.

Beautiful colors. You may need a tripod -- an no wind.

HOWIE

[eland]

As an image of a certain flower, Colin is right, the crop appears too tight.

But as I see this image you are using the petals as a BACKGROUND and you are forcing us to look at the center of the flower. That is where my eye settles.
I take in the pleasant colors of the petals but then go back to the stigma/stamen complex.
For this, the crop is good as it is.

My only suggestion then would be to select the center complex on the computer and brighten it a little.
If it is the main point of interest it must be brighter than the competing petals.
The Yellow and Green need to be brighter.
While this area is selected, I would sharpen only this center complex and only a little.

Then you have a very pleasing image and even the blurred petals make one's eye go to the center of the flower.

As a photographer you can dictate ..... even compel ..... your viewers to see a subject as you intend it to be seen.

eland

[NILOLIGIST]

eland, conk & Leighow,

Thank you, I agree with all that was said. This is my first real attempt at this and time was not on my side either. I didn't have a tripod with me and I was so hurried, hungry and on break from class, the next ones will be better.

Big Smile,

[NILOLIGIST]

conk,

How about this one?

http://www.pbase.com/image/16258092.jpg

[Conk]

Very nice Frederique. A little bit out of focus but nice. The first photo showed more of the stamen which would have looked better in this one. The colour is better here though.

[NILOLIGIST]

conk,

Thank you, I am a little confused but getting there. You have a nice site and that forum looks great. I will sign up when I get a little better. I want to join the contest, no need to bother just yet. LOL

Smile,