Petals

[Bobobird]

Comments and critique appreciated.

[Donald]

Bobo

The vibrancy in the first one certainly attracts attention. And you've captured the detail very well.

The other two don't have the same impact for me and #3 feels a bit 'squeezed' into the frame. I realise you went in tight, but I wonder if, particularly at the top, it needs a bit more space around it?

[Dave Humphries]

Hi Bobo,

I agree with Donald's suggestion on #3, but I do like the 'natural' gemetric shapes in this, but things that I think could be improved;
What Donald said: more edge space, but not a lot, but a bit on top, left and slightly less on right and bottom
Don't watermark it like that - and especially on this image, where it covers one of the three edge curls that form part of the composition - it's almost a crime
More local contrast in the petals to reveal detail
More sharpness for same reason, but be careful, it would be easy to get wrong

Hope that helps,

[Bobobird]

Thanks Donald and Dave.

Will redo as suggested.

As for the watermark - I will have to set the Picasa uploader to not include that bit in future.

Yellow is a real pita to get right (for me at least). What would be a good way of going about it without it looking blown?

[Dave Humphries]

Yellow is a real pita to get right (for me at least).

It's not just you

What would be a good way of going about it without it looking blown?

Don't blow it
Check the RGB histogram when shooting and err on the side of slight under exposure.

[Bobobird]

It's not just you



Don't blow it
Check the RGB histogram when shooting and err on the side of slight under exposure.

I will try that as soon as the weather clears.