Natural colors

[yb98]

Critics are welcome
Yacine.

http://www.limsi.fr/Individu/bellik/Photos/fleur6.jpg

[ssim]

This is a nice shot. I like the framing of it with the main focus of the image offset to the left.

If I was going to do anything to it I would have added just a bit of contrast as I find it a tad on the flat side.

[Mark Kemp]

I will give you the 'standard thing' for plant pictures.

1) Make sure the whole plant is sharp - got that one.

2) Don't cut off any important bits - main flower good, but you got half a second flower at the bottom.

3) No highlights near the edges or corners - one white flower head near the top right but its not too bad.

4) Out of focus background - got that one too - excellent depth of field

5) Good specimen - this one looks great excellent colours.

6) Complimentary background - sadly this background is very bright and loud and the colours compete with the main flower.

Overall a nice flower image, vibrant and sharp but let down a little by a too strong background and a part flower head in the bottom.

You could try to de saturate the back ground and clone out the highlight and maybe even the part flower head.

The list above is not always necessary as such but its the 'standard' advice I have heard loads of times for flower pictures and you asked for a crit.

[yb98]

Thanks ssim and Mark.
I have to say that I did take care mainly about the 1, 4, and 5 points. So I'm happy to learn about the other points. I'll try to have them in mind next time :wink: . Thanks again.

Yacine.