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    Taken in my garden.
    Olympus E-M5 MarkII, 60mm, f2.8, ISO 320, 1/250, tripod.

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    Nice diagonals, repeating elements and pleasing colors. Perhaps if the most prominent oof flower were a little higher and to the left (if you could have moved to the left and down) giving it a little separation...

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ron Conlon View Post
    Nice diagonals, repeating elements and pleasing colors. Perhaps if the most prominent oof flower were a little higher and to the left (if you could have moved to the left and down) giving it a little separation...
    You make a good point about needing some separation between the flowers. Thanks! In my (weak) defense, I was trying not to step on the Sage and Rosemary as I took this photo.

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    Is this an improvement?

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    Ha! I used to use a Nikon D5100 for shots like this which I loved because it has an articulated screen, like your olympus seems to have--do you use that to focus/compose with liveview? It helped me in minimizing the damage to the innocent bystanders (collateral damage?).

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    Quote Originally Posted by Ron Conlon View Post
    Ha! I used to use a Nikon D5100 for shots like this which I loved because it has an articulated screen, like your olympus seems to have--do you use that to focus/compose with liveview? It helped me in minimizing the damage to the innocent bystanders (collateral damage?).
    Thanks for the reminder. I actually forget to use the articulated screen, but when I have remembered, it has been helpful. :-)

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    the alternative frame has better positioning but the blur on the oof flower isn't quite as nice as in the original.

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    Hi Anita
    May I give my limited take on this one.?
    First of all I w3ould eliminate the top left OOF item.
    Move the whole central subject to the left if you can. I think this is a good example of where an OOF subject can really enhance a nearby one which is in focus, if you get my meaning .
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    Quote Originally Posted by John Robinson View Post
    Hi Anita
    May I give my limited take on this one.?
    First of all I w3ould eliminate the top left OOF item.
    Move the whole central subject to the left if you can. I think this is a good example of where an OOF subject can really enhance a nearby one which is in focus, if you get my meaning .
    Cheers
    John
    I appreciate the suggestion. I just tried it and I like the results very much. A better image.
    Last edited by Anita Bower; 06-06-2016 at 07:55 PM.

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    I like it Anita, I agree with the suggestions too, here is my take, I have also subdued the background a little and reduced contrast here and there.

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    Jonathan: Your version makes the main flower pop! What did you do to "subdue" the bg? Thanks.

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    Good take to remove the OOF flower in the UL. Love the sharpness and detail on the main flower! Gorgeous colors, too.

    Levitation would come in SO handy...

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