A flower photo

[Desmond Chan]

Well, fact is, I don't know the name of this flower :o

I was trying out with a Zeiss Makro-Planar 100 F2 on a S5, ISO 100 f5.6 1/250 sec. Looked up, and saw this flower on a tree :) Anyhow, sometimes I find myself running out of ideas on how to photograph flowers. So, I would appreciate your comments and suggestions on this one.

Thanks for viewing !

[Julie Kenward]

I can't remember the full name but it's a magnolia tree you're standing in front of herre! Your lighting seems a little dark to me - try going in and doing a curves or levels adjustment so more of the detail of the flower and its base are showing. I think your BG is great - just need a tad more room around all the edges.

[Mike Moats]

Hey Desmond, nice sharp image, and I like the lighting on the flower. Nomally I prefer to see a nice solid color BG, but the colorwash of the blue and white look good.

[Mary Stamper]

Beautiful shot, and the background is the reason that that Zeiss macro lens has me just itching for the stock market to improve!

[Desmond Chan]

Hi all, thank you for dropping by and leaving your comments !!