Red flower

[Coriena]

Hey all

not sure if this works or if you could tell me how to improve this shot?

thanking you in advance

http://leidana.wreckers.org/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=783&g2_serialNumber=2

shot with 40D and 100mm macro

[fadetoblack22]

hey, to start, don't shoot your macro subject with foliage in the way it looks like a green mess to me ;)

I would get in a lot closer and fill the frame with the flower.

The sharpest part of the image is a leaf to the left of the flower I think. You should try and get more focus on the flower.

Lastly, it can sometimes be nice to spray some water on the flower to create a dew effect.

[Robert_Lay]

A deeper depth of field would reduce the blur on the near leaves. Taking a higher perspective would have the same effect of putting more of the subject into focus while at the same time reducing the amount of bright white distracting background.

[Menelaus]

Similar to what Bob said, Get above that flower; don't shoot towards the horizon for these kinds of shots unless you have something of interest in the background (like a blue sky, for example). Get it nice and tight...as it stands, it's just a picture of some greenery with a flower in the middle, rather than a picture of a flower.