Waiting for the bees...

[Adrian David]

http://img145.imageshack.us/img145/4573/dsc5209gfs.jpg

Camera Model : NIKON D300
Exposure Time : 1/200 sec
F Number : 9.0
Exposure Program : Aperature Priority
ISO Speed : 400
Exposure Bias Value : 0.0
Max Aperture Value : 5.0
Metering Mode : Multi Segment
Light Source : Auto
Flash : Flash was not fired
Focal Length : 240.0 mm
ColorSpace : -1
Sensing Method : One-chip color area sensor
Lens : Nikkor 70-300 VR

[Kaushik Balakumar]

Love the diagonal composition here. Lovely flowers these are.
I see a bit of masking/sharpening artifacts/halo (around the flower petals) - but I guess this could be addressed easily in PP.

[Julie Kenward]

Really nice composition on this Adrian! Lovely colors and a very nice muted BG. I love the way the light colored petals pop against the dark greens and burgandy's.

I, too, see a bit of halo around the edges of the petals - could be sharpening or a large crop. If you did some sharpening you might back off it just a bit and see if that helps.

[Adrian David]

Thank you very much for the comments!
I did not used any masks on this image, neither I've blurred anything on it...The hallo ,may be from the size reduction or from sharpening. I repost the photo...hope is better.The full size image does not have any hallo...

http://img27.imageshack.us/img27/4573/dsc5209gfs.jpg

[Mike Moats]

Hey Adrian, I think it look great, love the sharp details and really nice BG. Well done.

[Ed Vatza]

Lovely image. I still see the halos in the repost but it is better than in the first. Looks like you just oversharpened a bit.

[Stuart Frohm]

I'm not contradicting anyone, but I'm missing something.
Halos? What halos?
Thanks for the beautiful photo.
Stu

[Ed Vatza]

I'm not contradicting anyone, but I'm missing something.
Halos? What halos?
Thanks for the beautiful photo.
Stu

It's perfectly okay to contradict. That happens often here. ;)

If you look at the edges of the white petals, you will see a very bright white edging. That is the halo I was referring to. It's one of those things that you don't see until you see it and then it sticks out like a sore thumb.

[Julie Kenward]

It also helps to enlarge the image a bit...that makes it easier to see as well.

[Anita Bower]

Lovely! I like the diagonal line, the sharpness of the flowers, the blurred BG, the colors, everything!