A change in direction

[Grahame Hamblin]

Started to get real close 100mm macro F2 Iso 200 shutter speed way up hand held

[John Storjohann]

Hi Grahame;

This image has a lot of strong visual elements...I think it might benefit from tightening the crop a bit. If it were mine, I'd crop it to just above the water drop on the center vein of the left hand petal...approximately 1/3 or so of the way up. It leaves you with an almost square crop, but IMHO - and that's all it is! - it strengthens an already good composition. Nice job seeing the possibilities in the tulip!

[Daniel Cadieux]

As someone who likes soft images and wide apertures I'd actually like to see more DOF to make the petal completely sharp in this case. I do find the tips are close to the edge above, so either making this a little wider for more room above, or cropping closer as per John would be two options to explore. Lovely colours and I like the water drops, nice even lighting too.

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Grahame,
Glad to see Daniel chime in on the DOF......as I gnereally prefer more. Good catch on the room up top and nice suggestions by John too for you to consider in the field next time out.