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09/23/2005 08:53:54 PM |
*A Critique Club Comment*
Hello Sandy
Please keep in mind that I am not a trained professional...
Composition
I like this composition. The crop works very well, the stamen are nicely placed in the lower 1/3rds intersection and the radiating petals look nice coming from that point.
Technical Details
Focus seems a little soft, this may have worked better had noise not been evident in the petals. The highlights seem a little overblown, and tonal range seems to be a little low. Your depth of field is good, all of the stamen have the same focus.
Aesthetics
To me this is quite the aesthically pleasing image. The colors work very well together, violet and yellow being complementary colors and all. I would recommend cloning out the two green leaves of the background, they detract from the rest of the image.
Relationship to Challenge
I believe this image meets the challenge nicely, you have used an interesting perspective (close) to create a dramatic effect (complementary colors of radiating stamen and petals).
Overall I think this is a nice image that needs a little fine tuning to be an eye-popping image. Elimination of noise in the petals, balancing out the highlights to bring out a little more detail in the petals, and cloning out the green background leaves (perhaps to black). The noise and the soft focus are, IMO, the detractors of this image.
If you have questions or comments about my comments please feel free to PM me.
I look forward to seeing your next entry!!
-jp
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09/20/2005 09:46:45 PM |
| Great macro. beautiful colors. |
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09/18/2005 11:22:16 PM |
| Actually, this is the genitalia, the sex organs of the lotus. But that's okay. A good shot anyway. |
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09/18/2005 10:33:37 PM |
| this is a gorgeous picture. i like the colors. the yellowish orange is so nice. nice job. 10 |
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09/16/2005 07:41:27 PM |
| Yay. Pretty picture. A bit blurry, but I think it makes it look better when it's softer. Nice perspective, and job well done. |
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09/15/2005 08:26:07 PM |
| AWESOME! I love it and it makes me happy. |
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09/15/2005 06:00:24 PM |
| OOF or very soft.. For macros I always prefer a point of sharp focus.. |
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09/14/2005 10:14:13 PM |
| Amazing colors. I personally would have liked to see it more in focus. The colors and lighting blow my mind! |
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09/14/2005 01:22:06 PM |
| lovely colors, image seems slightly blurry |
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09/14/2005 03:21:30 AM |
| What an explosion of color. Appears a bit fuzzy though. |
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