Hi Kaustubh, wonderful colors, great DOF and details and good angle on this starting flower. I do feel that the bud is a little bit lost in all the OOF surroundings. See how you like this crop, using the rule of thirds. Sorry for cutting through your name :o.
Jerry...thx for the encouraging comments. I like your version too....but I am a big fan of good bokeh and hence left that much of it in the original post. The OOF BG is that of the same flower.
Hey KD - This image is definitely about color on both the subject and the bokeh - very easy on the eyes. Composition-wise, I would like to see something between the OP an the RP. You'll have fun, and learn a lot, in this gallery if you continue to keep an open mind. Take care.
I love the bud and the BKGR but the subject is too centered. I went the opposite way....
BIRDS AS ART Blog: great info and lessons, lots of images with our legendary BAA educational Captions; we will not sell you junk. 30+ years of long lens experience/e-mail with gear questions.
BIRDS AS ART Online Store: we will not sell you junk. 35 years of long lens experience. Please e-mail with gear questions.
Check out the new SONY e-Guide and videos that I did with Patrick Sparkman here. Ten percent discount for BPN members,
So many ways to go to get that bud out of the center! I agree that those BG colors are wonderful. Arthur did a great job in salvaging them and improve the composition.
Thx Artie, Jerry and Danny. I agree that the bud is too centered in the OP. I am guilty of not spending enough time with macro photography and also on post-processing of the few macro images that I have. Somewhat of a step-child treatment. Thx again.
Welcome to macro and flora forum, KD. I actually liked all the different version but I think Arthur's is the best - you get all the great bokeh but the flower is still in a great position to command the viewer's attention. You did a lovely job on DOF here and the lighting/colors are really extraordinary. You can come and play in our sandbox anytime...
Very nice. Lovely colors. I like the selective focus, the blurred BG, the diagonal angle of the leaves. I prefer Jerry's crop, but Arthur's is also nice. You did a great job here.
What a wonderful use of selective focus on this flower bud. Really enjoyed the reposted versions.
Keep 'em coming...
_____________________
Charlie Wesley
St. Augustine Beach, FL