Hawkweed

[Ed Vatza]

Canon 30D; Sigma 70mm macro lens; tripod-mounted

1/800 sec @ f/8.0; ISO 200; -2/3 EV; AWB; Natural light

[Desmond Chan]

Looks like you are very productive and post every 24 hours :)

An interesting composition. For this particular one, I wonder if having everything sharp may actually works better.

[Fabs Forns]

Very nicely composed, gret yellows, not hot, and a great BG.

[denise ippolito]

Ed, Very different and interesting crop-I like it alot. The BG is killer IMO. I also like the inclusion of the bud, it balances the image nicely.

[Julie Kenward]

Ed, you might try lightening up the BG with a levels adjustment and see what you think - it's just as pretty as it is now but gives the flower a softer/sunnier feel. I like the comp a lot but wish the hot white specs weren't on the small bud to the right. Possibly clone those out if you so chose.

[Anita Bower]

Very nice composition, BG and colors. Is there a way to get the center of the flower a bit sharper? Challenging to do that and also blur BG.