Even beauty has its imperfections.
by jspencer1962

Comment by jmsetzler:
Greetings from the Critique Club :)

This composition is fairly plain with no particular elements of strength. The background seems to be a bit contrasty as well. I think a closer composition that removed the background completely would work best in this case.

This shot is also out of focus. I think that was probably one of two major contributors to the score being on the low side of average. The second contributor is that I believe you missed the theme of the challenge.

Flower photography is something that I hope to get better at. I have been practicing with it and making a few strong photos. It's about like working with any other subject... look for interesting angles and something that is not your normal point of view...

Even beauty has its imperfections.
by jspencer1962

Comment by Dave Gordon:
Pretty shot. I'd like it better with enough depth of field for the bottom leaves to be in focus.

Even beauty has its imperfections.
by jspencer1962

Comment by adine:
lovely colors. that yellow really glows out of the pink. I like having the green out of focus but I wish all of the flower was sharp. Also a bit more contrast?

Even beauty has its imperfections.
by jspencer1962

Comment by moodville:
This seems very soft to me without having the mood set by a deliberate soft focus. The colors are good, doesnt appear to have any blown out hightlight, contrast isnt bad, and it nicely fills the frame. I think the major flaw is that it is just not sharp enough and thus loses quite an impact.

Even beauty has its imperfections.
by jspencer1962

Comment by ScantyNebula:
Its out of focus, a little dull and for a flower, its same old same old. Maybe if you used different lighting and took it at an interesting angle

A Reflection of Digital Evolution
by jspencer1962

Comment by visitor:
Cameras self portrait - OK! but sharper please and smile next time

A Reflection of Digital Evolution
by jspencer1962

Comment by mirdonamy:
a little grey/dark... interesting idea

A Reflection of Digital Evolution
by jspencer1962

Comment by Olyuzi:
Contrast and focus are poor and I find the composition uninteresting.

A Reflection of Digital Evolution
by jspencer1962

Comment by BobsterLobster:
I'm sure it is within the rules to do a horizontal flip so the writing would be the right way round. The shadows and corners in the background seem accidental rather than deliberate, and take away from the 4 subjects. The photo is crying out for unsharp mask. I think the photo could do with a curves adjustment to increase the contrast without losing the shadow detail. 4

A Reflection of Digital Evolution
by jspencer1962

Comment by brianlh:
i suppose it's because it's a mirrored photo, but would've probably been more appealing to have the words printed 'forward' (ie: Canon)