All things considered... a pretty shot of of a small blossom

[JBW]

[Shadowman]

It is a nice shot.

[Davejl]

Hi Brian,

Nice shot with the focus on the important bits. I personally would just crop a bit because I think that the upper right is a bit "empty". Feel free to disagree.



Cheers,

Dave

[Rebel]

A good shot Brian, and I agree with Dave's crop.

[Inkanyezi]

Brian, I am often impressed by your images, but there's one feature of this one that I find disconcerting. It probably is a property of your lens that contributes it, and this type of bokeh is what made me try umpteen lenses for close-up photo until I found the lovely Rodenstock Trinar lens, which has the creamiest bokeh of all my lenses.

The stamen and stigma of the farther away flower draw my attention to it, and not in a pleasant way, because of the bokeh, which is inherent to the lens; hence something you cannot do anything about other than finding a lens that is better in this regard. However, knowing the problem is a good thing, as there is often an option not to get disturbing objects into the image, perhaps choosing another angle, if not simply "tidying up", which many photographers do, removing objects that are best left out of the picture.

And yes, in a way this is a material sport, and sometimes another piece of equipment can be the answer to an urge for a better(?) image. Before running off to buy something, I think the properties should be studied, and there are many places on the web that display just how the images will come out with particular lenses.

[JBW]

Hi Brian,

Nice shot with the focus on the important bits. I personally would just crop a bit because I think that the upper right is a bit "empty". Feel free to disagree.



Cheers,

Dave

I thought the top right balanced the bottom left rather nicely.

[JBW]

Brian, I am often impressed by your images, but there's one feature of this one that I find disconcerting. It probably is a property of your lens that contributes it, and this type of bokeh is what made me try umpteen lenses for close-up photo until I found the lovely Rodenstock Trinar lens, which has the creamiest bokeh of all my lenses.

The stamen and stigma of the farther away flower draw my attention to it, and not in a pleasant way, because of the bokeh, which is inherent to the lens; hence something you cannot do anything about other than finding a lens that is better in this regard. However, knowing the problem is a good thing, as there is often an option not to get disturbing objects into the image, perhaps choosing another angle, if not simply "tidying up", which many photographers do, removing objects that are best left out of the picture.

And yes, in a way this is a material sport, and sometimes another piece of equipment can be the answer to an urge for a better(?) image. Before running off to buy something, I think the properties should be studied, and there are many places on the web that display just how the images will come out with particular lenses.

I was thinking about some new glass. I will keep this in mind.

[Wavelength]

This is surely one of the best images from you so far......; really awesome

[Ndukes]

I really like this one Brian.

[JBW]

This is surely one of the best images from you so far......; really awesome

I agree i is one of my better shots.

[JBW]

I really like this one Brian.

I have been experimenting lately.

[Ziggy]

I think this is a fine capture Brian.

[JBW]

I think this is a fine capture Brian.

Thank-you. With so many differing reactions I know it is at least a strong shot.