Vanity Fair

[Gus Cobos]

This delicate lady lives alongside her Firecracker friends in one of the gardens in Pine Crest Gardens. She was painted with a Nikon D200, using a Nikkor 105mm f/2.8 D macro lens.
focal length @ 105mm / exposure mode @ aperture priority / matrix metering / 1/1250sec - f/5 / ISO @ 800 /
exposure comp @ 0EV / white balance @ cloudy / AF Mode @ manual / color mode @ sRGB /
tone comp @ 0 degrees / hue adjustment @ +1 degree / saturation factor @ +2 degrees / no speedlight /
tripod assist /
Comments greatly appreciated...:cool:

[Harold Davis]

i like the way the crease of the flower flows diagonally through the frame. i also like the pinks that anchor the two corners!! very nice. one thing that bothers me a little is the placement of the seed pod very near the center of the frame. wished it was somewhere placed in the ROT.

[Katie Rupp]

So beautiful with soft colors and then the dramatic seed pod really adds to the image. Thought about a different crop but don't know quite how to change it.

[Lance Peters]

Gus - very nice , you are on fire on the flowers.

Agree with harold the seed pod may have been better elsewhere.

[Nicki Gwynn Jones]

Hi Gus, I just love the soft colours and actually I'm ok with the seed pod where it is.

[Alfred Forns]

Hi Gus I could go with the seed pod either way. My deciding factor would be on what is going to show? If it improves the image would go for it !!!

[Fabs Forns]

I think the seed pod is right where it needs to be in this instance. It is a vertical compo, much more forgiving for centered placing, and there are important elements in both corners that would disappear or be a lot bigger that they are now. For me it's well balanced.

[Oscar Zangroniz]

Great shot my friend. Love the soft feel of this image.
Congrats,

[Alberto Oria]

Gus great composition, lovely colors.