summer souvenir

[Rene Quenneville]

Still pretty cold today, 5 deg. F.
I decided to post a flower from last summer. I left the dark spots on the leaves. Should I remove it?

1/500s
f/8
200mm
ISO 400
no flash, overcast day

[Julie Kenward]

Renee, the dark spots don't bother me - it's all the white spots in the BG that I find a bit distracting. Why not select the dark area and drop it down another notch so all those white spots go away.

As for the comp, next time try to get a little more distance between the flower and the lily pads. If the flower had been a bit more in the lower left corner and the pads in the upper right corner it would have really made for an even stronger diagonal comp.

You've got me in the mood for summer now!

[Mike Moats]

Hey Rene, I like the comp, and would clone out the dark spots on the leaves, and also the white specs jules mentioned. Good details on the flower.