Lily in the sun

[Roy Priest]

Took this at 8 pm in full(ish) sun. Need lots of input on this one.:D
D90, ev 1 2/3, iso 400, 300 mm,F4, hand held

[Bob Miller]

Hi Roy....the light on this looks pretty good to me and the texture in the petals is nice. i love the shadows of the pistils. The greenery around your subject seems to be too distracting to me. You could try cloning it out or at least toning it down

[Lance Peters]

Hi Roy - like the details and the colours - BG doesnt bother me so much - the brighter OOF green area's of leafs and plants in the BG is a little distracting - removing these would certainly draw more attention to your subject.
Some really nice sharp details in the flower petals - Nice :)

[Gus Cobos]

Hi Roy,
You have fine sharp details and good color rendition. I would clone out all of the OOF green foliage in the background...looking forward to your next one...:cool:

[Roy Priest]

Bob, Lance and Gus, how does the repost look to you? Did I clone out too much, should I have left the bud on the left in?

[Lance Peters]

Hi Bob - less is more :) Repost is on the money - some cloning marks LRHC.
Congrats :)

[Christopher Miller]

Hi Roy. Great job with this! Love the colors. Repost looks very good, though personally I don't mind the bud in the orignal.

[Desmond Chan]

should I have left the bud on the left in?

For me, I think you should have left the bud on the left in.

Good details, sharpness, and exposure. Good job !

[Mirenchu Fernandez]

The repost is beautiful, I love it.

[Roy Priest]

Lance, Christopher, Desmond and Mirenchu, thanks very much for your comments. I think I'll do another with the bud included and see how I like that one.