Sunflower
I took this at Longwood Gardens, Pennsylvania, USA yesterday. Nikon D300, Sigma 105mm macro, tripod, f10, ISO 160, 1/100 sec. Manual exposure, Live View focus. Overcast sky as bg. Processed in Elements 10: clone, high pass, saturation to darken green. I wish I'd included more of the right side of the flower.
Comments and critiques welcome.
Hi Anita... love the concept and the comp... looks like a studio image... great detail... would just add a little contrast otherwise VWD!
I like it very much the composition looks fine to me though I wonder if the bottom right sepal should nor have been chopped off. I think you have just the right amount of sharpening, not too much but enough to bring out the finer detail.
Nicely done. Although Mr. Ashton raises a legitimate point about the chopped off sepal, and I would enjoy seeing a version which retains the entire sepal, the chopping doesn't bother me in this case.
Hi Anita. I like the studio look - reminds me of my insect shots. Nice detail throughout and good job handling the bright yellows. The folded over petals add interest and I like the comp - except for the already mentioned clipped sepal on the right (not a deal breaker for me, but I think the image would be even better if the tip of the sepal was included. Very nicely done!
Anita, well seen! I have to admit that I would have overlooked this particular flower with those closed petals. Excellent in every way!
I appreciate all the helpful and supportive comments. I finally figured out what you all meant by cutting off the sepal.I added some canvas and extended the sepal a bit. I agree, this is an improvement. Again, many thanks!!
thank you. It was the closed petals that drew me to this flower.Originally Posted by Daniel Cadieux
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