*Critique Club*
Wow...Sure got a lot of good comments on this one huh? One cut and paste comment that she made 1500 times. Literally. Anyway, hope I can add something useful here.
The first thing I notice about this shot is the color. Very nice, vivid colors. I like how the flower is set apart from the background nicely.
The focus and clarity are great. Nice focus on the center of the flower, nice blur in the background. The darker spot in the background in the lower left is a slight distraction because it doesn't match with the rest of the background.
I'm wondering if this might have looked better with the center of the flower off to one corner. A lot of times, subjects do not have as much visual appeal when dead center in the photo, and I wonder if it might add just a little twist to this shot to pull that center down into maybe the bottom left corner. This would eliminate the dark distraction, and also add a bit of interest to the photo as well.
As is, it seems like just another flower shot to me. A beautiful flower though.
The lighting appears to have been cooperating very well. There is a white spot in the dead center of the center, which I cannot determine if it's a light reflection or if it's part of the flower. Either way, in advanced editing, this could have been cloned over very easily and it would have made the center a bit more uniform without the white distraction.
This definately fits the challenge in my opinion. The competition was amazing.
Overall, nice shot, but needs a little something to add extra appeal.
~Heather~ |
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