Clover... Spot Lighting

[Charles Wesley]

Here's another one from my chrome collection. Not sure I like the spot lighting at the top. This is a small plant found in the Blue Ridge Parkway area of Virginia. Wish I knew the ID. Could not get the best lighting on this one. I was deep in the forest. I've got some ground area in the LL area. Not much I can do with it.

Nikon N90s camera, Nikkor 105 mm. AF macro and Bogen tripod. Kodachrome 64 ISO film. Photo was taken in 1994. Scanned with my Epson 4990 scanner.

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Charlie Wesley
St Augustine Beach, FL
http://naturesphotographs.com

[Mike Moats]

Hey Charlie, nice details, I would like to see a bit more clearance between the leaf and the edge of the frame on the right. I would darken down the glow on the right side of the flower head. Like the colors and details.

[Ken Childs]

Charlie, Mike covered pretty much exactly what I was going to say. :)

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Charles,
It's rare....but I'll disagree with Mike on this one.....while I do agree with the RH side leaf, I like the spotlit effect....even the brighter area...... as for me it gives some added depth. As usual....I would tighten it up with a crop.....but that is a personal choice......overall, very nicely done!

[Julie Kenward]

I'm with Mike on the side and Roman on the top - although I bet in print you might want to bring down the intensity of the spot lighting a bit so it doesn't appear blown on paper. It's a beauty, though...so clean and details are sharp as a tack. ;)

[Stuart Frohm]

This is a beautiful image! I agree with Mike, but I find the background glow more troublesome than the tight fit on the right of the frame.

[Anita Bower]

lovely little flower. i think i agree with jules.