Critique

[bigsexy]

All,
I took this while on vacation and would love to get others comments on it. Thank you in advance for your critique.

http://www.deverette.com/galleryphotos/Bulbs.jpg

[scotgasch]

Very interesting composition...was it created or shot as is?

I like

[barnold999]

thumbs up to:
*composition, I like how the flowers are off set by the location and contrast from the floor.

thumbs down to:
*Eh, nit picking, the colors are a little flat, a quick photoshop adjustment with levels or contrast would help

[bigsexy]

This image was shot as is in the Chang Mai Budhist temple on Phuket Island Thailand with my D60.

[kkilby]

I find the this picture a bit distracting as the eye goes straight to the flowers but then is drawn by the line of the table in the background to the leg & then to the large empty expanse of the carpet.Instead of concentrating the attention of the viewer on the main subject , the eye tends to wander around to various parts of the picture. I realise that this is not a setup shot & you probably didn't have lots of time. I think it would be improved by cropping off the left hand side & centralizing the flowers.

[martcol]

I really love this kind of shot. I'm not sure I agree with boosting the colour. I wonder how it would do if you damped the rich red in the carepet a bit or even tried desaturating it. If you look at the clour/exposure in the flowers it's beautiful. Very delicate. I just think that strong coloured carpet steals something from them.

Nice shot though...

Martin

[stopbath]

Almost works.

The display case is too much of a distraction. If possible, clone it out and leave just the vase (urn) carpet and three flowers.

Without the distracting display case, the focal point remains the flowers, and their small size becomes a strong point.

The carpet also has a shadow in the top left and then returns to bright. I would crop the top of the image so that the brightness does not return.