Yellow Hibiscus.

[jiro]

I saw this one while walking inside the San Antonio Zoo. First time I took a shot of a yellow flower in broad daylight. I'm glad I did not blow this one up. Thank you very much for viewing.

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Nikon D70, Nikon 18-70mm lens set at 70mm, Exposure at ISO 200, f4.5 at 1/1250 second, Matrix Metering in Aperture Priority Mode, Color Processed in LR 3.

[abhi]

Looks great, Jiro. What are your thoughts about cropping out the dead space up top?

[jiro]

Looks great, Jiro. What are your thoughts about cropping out the dead space up top?

Thanks, Abhi. I used a 5x4 crop ratio on this one and in doing so, I positioned the center of the flower near the lower right power point so I guess I need that extra space to balance the composition. Hope this helps, Abhi.

[abhi]

Thanks, Abhi. I used a 5x4 crop ratio on this one and in doing so, I positioned the center of the flower near the lower right power point so I guess I need that extra space to balance the composition. Hope this helps, Abhi.

In that case, I feel that a little more detail in the shadows up top will help the photo. Maybe you can clone the background from the top left

[jiro]

In that case, I feel that a little more detail in the shadows up top will help the photo. Maybe you can clone the background from the top left

I tried to do something similar to your idea a while ago and I didn't seem to find any advantage doing that so I kept the background less cluttered as it was on the original. Thanks.

[Shambhala]

Simple, elegant and beautiful! It's pictures like these that make me want to become a better photographer. Thanks for posting it.