
Originally Posted by
Bob Allen
Wow, a much better flower cluster. BG much better in this version too. Exposure on corollas is great. That lens (my favorite) is sharp enough to show us the hairs on the outside of the corollas.
Totally fine as-is, but this is C&C, so I will nitpick.
To me, the star of the show is the flower at right, halfway down. Its stigma, 1 filament (upper right), & anther (lowermost) are a bit too hot. Note the tone of those in the other flowers for comparison. Either a flash artifact or stray sunlight hit them. Also, DOF for those parts in that flower is a bit shallow. Perhaps hit it with f/11 or 13 to bring it all in.
Flower at top-middle, 2 of the filaments are broken. Notice how those in other flowers make that upward sweep? Two of those in this flower don't. They may have been bumped or brushed against.
Again, I'm just nitpicking on a super-nice image. Thank you for sharing.