Pygmy Date Palm Berries

[kevinmat]

Berries on a Pygmy date palm (Phoenix Roebelenii), Tampa FL.

Data: Canon 5D 1/2500 at F/4 800 iso

[Julie Kenward]

Very nice Kevin! I like the DOF chosen and the composition is very nice. I especially like the two darkened corners at the bottom to counter all the weight at the top of the image. Nicely done!

[Ed Vatza]

Hi Kevin and welcome.

I'm going to have to disagree with Julie here (but then I often do on this point :)). Julie likes shallow depth-of-field. I tend to prefer more dof. And that is the case here. When I look at the image, I have a hard time finding a strong in-focus focal point. So I think more dof would help a lot. I would also crop out that upper left corner. I don't think that oof element adds anything to the image. Just my opinion here.

[Robert O'Toole]

The subject is different and the image is nice and sharp with bold colors! I like it overall.

The lighting is a bit harsh and there is a bit of noise in the BG.

Agree with Ed about the OOF element in the BG.

Robert