Yellow Roseby
tonyvComment by ursula: Tony, hello from the Critique Club:
First of all, congratulations on a good finish with this image. You scored higher than your prediction :)
First impression: It's a beautiful rose. The stem in the background is rather distracting (as the images load top to bottom, you get to see the stem first, before seeing the rose).
Focus: Right on. No problems here.
Exposure: Again, seems just right for this image.
Lighting: Looks to be quite good, although the rose does not look yellow, but orange, and that might be due to the desk lamp light (incandescent?). A different white balance might work better in this situation. Your contrast masking probably changed the whole thing a fair bit.
Composition: Quite good again, the stem in back is not needed IMO, and the bottom leaf looks to be cut off ever so slightly. Hard to tell if not cutting it off would change the image much or not. The flower looks rather leathery, not delicate at all. The orange on black with hints of green is beautiful.
Overall: A solid, well done entry, with a good score.
Hope this helps!
~Ursula
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