Carline Thistle

[Markus Jais]

An old one from several years ago.
EOS 10D, EF 3.5/180L, tripod
f14, ISO 200, 1/40


Markus

[Randy Stout]

Markus:

Very interesting lines.
I think it might be a bit stronger if the lower areas with the spines was a bit darker to keep from drawing attention away from the center.

Cheers

Randy

[Julie Kenward]

Interesting image, Markus. I'm trying to decide on the crop as presented...something feels a little "off" but I can't decide if it's the angle or the tightness or the flower being so centered. I do like it - just think there could be a stronger comp in there somewhere. Agree with Randy that toning down the front just a bit would help pull the eye to the center of the image where all that great focus is pinpointed. The lighting is beautiful as well.

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Markus,
Agree with the above comments...you may also want to consider cropping this so that the cut petals are all around...............just some food for thought.

[Markus Jais]

Thanks a lot for all your comments. As always this is very helpful!

Markus

[Anita Bower]

i can see why you tok this picture. lovely center. i think the rest of the flower is just too busy. :)