From our front yard garden, this beautiful Calla Lily is blooming quite nicely. The backlit conditions really caught my eye, so I set up a black t-shirt behind the flowers to hide the busy BG and snapped away.
Gorgeous Daniel! You nailed that focus right on the outer edge and the very tip...fantastic! Love the colors although I'd be tempted to pull back the yellows just a little. Cool image...what a dramatic impact.
I love the drama created by the saturation of the flower and the dark background and the curve of the petal. What bothered me was the amount of red on the left side that I felt competed with the edge curve that I'm assuming you wanted to showcase. I tried just cropping the left hand side but didn't feel that worked. So I tried a vertical and added a bit more background. It's just an idea... trash it if it doesn't work for you. :)
I think this is gorgeous. I love the colors and the curves, especially that well-defined one. The black BG works really well. I see what Richard means, but I prefer your version.
Thanks all for the comments and suggestions! Richard thanks for the rework, I appreciate your taking the time to fiddle with the image - fresh ideas (such as image flips) are always good to come by.
Love the colors here, Daniel; the black BG really makes them pop! The curving lines of the flower are also great. I see Richard's point on the red area to the left. Personally I think I would crop a bit from the left to help minimize that.
Hey Daniel,
I like both presentations and am not really partial to either. What I do find outstanding here is the focus point selected......just perfect! While I struggle with shallow DOF's .....i think if you went with more......it would lose some of it;s impact. It is the interplay between softness and colors that really makes this shine. Very well done!
Yo Dan, From the thumbnail I thought that this was a close-up of a toucan's bill and that you were in the wrogn forum! Way cool with the bright colors and the black BKGR. I like both the ORIG and Richard's repost.
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Gosh, when you have a great image to start with, the possibilities are endless!
Richard, the first image that came to my mind when I looked at your repost was the wide open mouth of a big bull elephant seal with his head thrown back. Thanks for taking the time and sharing. Cheers, Jay