Yellow Rose after the Rain

[James Parker]

D2X
60mm Macro
1/250s
f/22
100 ISO
Dual Flash

[Fabs Forns]

Terrific highlight/shadow play with a great composition and just the right depth of field. I'd probably rotate ia bit to get the main bud out of the center.
A family jewel :)

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hi James,
Very well handled and composed. I like Fabs idea of a bit of CCW rotation just to get the top bud out of dead center. Even still..........this is very nice!

[Ed Vatza]

Very nice rose with the buds surrounding it. The flower looks great. I would like to see either more leaves filling the black space or less leaves simplifying the background, if that makes sense. But I know that sometimes we have to work with what we got.

[John Cooper]

Your exposure here James has put this image over the top!! Very well handled indeed!!

[Mike Moats]

Hey Jim, it was nice meeting and talking to you at the show, hope you ended with good numbers on sales. I agree with John on the exposure, very nice light. Also agree with others on a slight rotation. Dew drops add a real nice touch.

[Julie Kenward]

Lovely image! You caught one sweet ray of light there! Beautifully done.

[Robert Amoruso]

I like it for all the reasons mentioned and agree with the rotation suggestion.

I felt that it was a bit too low in contrast to me and ran a local contrast enhancement action on it based on a high-pass smart filter adjustable for both opacity and blending mode. I am interested if you like or dislike the effect.

[Julie Kenward]

It's very subtle but I like it Robert!

[James Parker]

The difference as Julie said is subtle but I like it also. Jim