Ruby at the Salvia

[Mike Lentz]

A favorite flower of my backyard buddies. The BG is a fence.



Nikon D200 ~ Nikkor 300mm F/2.8
ISO 250 ~ F/8 ~ 1/500 sec (for wing blur) - 1/3 EV

[Daniel Cadieux]

Overall very nice. I'd prefer more room right and left. I find the stem running almost parallel and close to the edge visually odd. Does the fact the BG is a fence make this image a candidate for the "Hand of Man" forum? ;-)

[Axel Hildebrandt]

Nice capture, I like the flower, details and BG. The bird has a slight green cast and I would remove one of the catchlights. I would also give it more room left and right.

[Jim Poor]

Wow, that's really nice! Did you boost the flowers or are they naturally that saturated and bright? Either way, I like the effect.

I'd probably like to see the left edge moved over a bit so the flower comes right out of the bottom left corner. I'm not picky about the right side though.

[Mike Lentz]

Wow, that's really nice! Did you boost the flowers or are they naturally that saturated and bright? Either way, I like the effect.

I'd probably like to see the left edge moved over a bit so the flower comes right out of the bottom left corner. I'm not picky about the right side though.

No boosting, they are this vibrant.

I see we are all kinda of varying opinions on the crop. I think it needs more on the backside (right and some off of the top and a bit added to the left. Alot of adding and subtracting. Either way I appreciate the comments as they are valued. :)

[Arthur Morris]

Way cool flowers and sharp on the eye. No H-O-Man as the fence is unrecognizable. I would love to see more of the near-wing.

[Wally Nussbaumer]

Nice colors, relatively good detail. I agree about the catchlights. As for the crop, lets just say I think it could be better, but I guess I am not the person to offer good advise on this subject because I seem to be having the same problem.