Two Poppies

[DougR]

Two poppies from Gibb's Gardens in Ballground, GA

[Davejl]

I love poppies (looking forward to seeing some in my garden in a few weeks time, hopefully) and like the way you've kept the detail in the flowers. I assume that you've cropped like this so as to include the bent-down bud, but feel it just puts the flowers a bit near the top of the frame. I might crop more like this, though you might well disagree.



Cheers,

Dave

[Dave A]

Wonderful image with spectacular lighting.

Dave

[DanK]

Very nice image. I agree with Dave that a little cropping would be good, perhaps less in all, but some from the right at least.

It's very hard to tell at this small size, but they look a bit oversharpened to me. I can see what appears to be a sharpening halo at the top left edge, and the stamens look rather crunchy. But maybe it is must me.

[xpatUSA]

Very nice image. I agree with Dave that a little cropping would be good, perhaps less in all, but some from the right at least.

If only because the vignetting, actual or applied, has bottomed out a small area at lower right to R,G,B = 0,0,0.

It's very hard to tell at this small size, but they look a bit oversharpened to me. I can see what appears to be a sharpening halo at the top left edge, and the stamens look rather crunchy. But maybe it is must me.

No, it is not just you, Dan. Opened in FastStone Viewer at 400% with no smoothing, the halos go all the way around the petals' outlines. A bit less sharpening would be nicer, IMHO, and that would reduce the background noise a bit, too.

[Shadowman]

Very painterly.

[IzzieK]

I like it Doug but I like the crop of Dave better.

[DougR]

I like it Doug but I like the crop of Dave better.

Me too!

[mknittle]

I like it Doug but I like the crop of Dave better.

Dave is cropped?

[hbe]

wonderful image

[Ziggy]

With a capture like that you have many choices, well done.

[rudi]

very nice capture Doug !!

[bnnrcn]

Lovely shot Doug, I like the crop