Reaching for the Sky
by amyrh

Comment by mystardream:
Lovely flower. How did you get this snap ? Did you wade in?

Reaching for the Sky
by amyrh

Comment by CalliopeKel:
Yes! 10.

Reaching for the Sky
by amyrh

Comment by chele:
what a lovely shot!

Reaching for the Sky
by amyrh

Comment by MPRPRO:
Sweet

Reaching for the Sky
by amyrh

Comment by Jutilda:
This has lovely coloration and great DOF, but I don't have the sense that you are shooting up. It seems more of a sideways shot from across the pond and not from the water toward the sky.

Reaching for the Sky
by amyrh

Comment by kloutit:
nice flower, color, but photo is lopside and not sure about the depth of field

Larger then Life
by amyrh

Comment by Mark:
Greetings form the Critique Club :)

First of all, this is a really great idea, getting a really neat upward perspective on a very photogenic tree.
The white cloud in the upper left corner looks blown out, but it's a white cloud, so there's not really much you could have done except wait till the wind moved it away.

When taking shots of a long (tall) subject that you want in focus, it helps to use the smallest possible aperture to keep the as much as possible in focus, probably f8 unless your camera can go smaller.

In terms of composition, I like the second tree in the photo, but it may have been better to put the top of the main tree following the rule of thirds, not quite as close to the top right corner.

It looks like there is a nail sticking out of the base of the tree, but I'm not sure.

Over all, a very nice shot.

All By Itself
by amyrh

Comment by philup:
nice color...!! 10..!!!

All By Itself
by amyrh

Comment by KiwiShotz:
Dont know if the selective desat is right for this but can't tell without seeing the original

All By Itself
by amyrh

Comment by Riponlady:
lovely! meets challenge very sharp