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I love the texture on the BG and leaf/stem. The focus fall-off across the flower works well for me. Maybe a tiny bit more tonal detail in the flower? I'm not sure about that, though -- you don't want to loose the delicacy.
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HI Anita.....honestly , the bg color seems too muddy for such a beautiful white flower. Also, more depth of field may have helped define this huge flower head more.....just my opinion!
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Anita, I think it's lovely
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Originally Posted by
Diane Miller
I love the texture on the BG and leaf/stem. The focus fall-off across the flower works well for me. Maybe a tiny bit more tonal detail in the flower? I'm not sure about that, though -- you don't want to loose the delicacy.
Thanks. I went back and forth re. tonal detail in the flower. Appreciate your input.
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Originally Posted by
Bob Miller
HI Anita.....honestly , the bg color seems too muddy for such a beautiful white flower. Also, more depth of field may have helped define this huge flower head more.....just my opinion!
Thanks. I wanted your honest opinion, otherwise, how will I grow as a photographer? I see what you mean about the bg color. I'll try different colors.
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Hi Anita - it's a beautiful flower. I think if this were mine, I might try lightening the background a bit. With such a delicate flower, i think a "softer" background might be more appealing. I would also try cropping slightly from the right.
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Originally Posted by
Maureen Allen
Hi Anita - it's a beautiful flower. I think if this were mine, I might try lightening the background a bit. With such a delicate flower, i think a "softer" background might be more appealing. I would also try cropping slightly from the right.
Thanks, Maureen. I think you are right--the delicate flower needs a delicate bg. I'm going to work on it more.
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Hi Anita, good comments above and I agree about the crop. I don't see a need for the negative space on the right, but that's just an opinion of course. The peony is a very large flower, and a bit more depth of field would help in my opinion. I don't see these flowers much since I left Indiana, where they were plentiful - so much so that it is the state flower.
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Very pretty Anita, great detail in the whites, and has a very painterly feel.
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