Everyone loves orchids

[Florence Kevin]

Shot these inside the krohn conservatory in cincinnati ohio. Very beautiful place to go to if you live in the area.These were all shot Inside in fairly low light conditions with no tripod. All photos shot with canon 50d w/50mm 1.8

Don't mind the scriptures. Just lookin for opinions on the picture itself. Thanks

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[vk2gwk]

White flowers are always hard to capture because the detail is easily blown out. I think #3 is excellent in that respect: nice sharp flower and good exposure. There are some distracting elements in this picture, like the "blob" close to the top left hand corner and the too much detailed bokeh in the bottom left hand corner.

The bokeh of #2 is the best of three but there the flower detail is not as clear as in #3. Also you cut off the bud. I try - when shooting flowers - always to catch three stages: bud, just opening and full flower. When it is unavoidable I include a flower past its prime but rather not.


#1 is shot a bit too much from the side and the purple in the bokeh is distracting.

The text in the shots distracts as well - if you have the text on a different layer you might just as well publish the photo only.

[Flo]

#3 for me, and I would venture even a tighter crop.

[tonyniev]

+#3 for me too

[joedlh]

#3 is the better shot. However, if your goal was to leave space for text, it's too centered. #1 Serves the purpose better, but it's not an attractive "pose". The blown highlights in the rear flower in #2 consign this one to the recycle bin in my opinion.

White flowers are tough. Your exposure looks spot on.