Hanging guy

[kostas nianiopoulos]

crop , levels , clone out some of the BG

canon 50d
f16
1/250 (430 ex II+umbrella diffuser on)
iso 100
EF USM IS 100MM MACRO L.

thanks for watching

[Ken Childs]

Hey Kostas, you've got a cool little flower and a very interesting comp in this one. The whites of the flower look a bit off to me, that is assuming this is a white flower. If this were mine, I'd works on those whites to try and get them whiter....probably with curves and would also crop some from the left and the bottom.

[Jerry van Dijk]

Hi Kostas, I agree with Ken on the whites. I think it is because there is still a lot of shadow on the petals, despite the flash. I like the positioning in the frame. I would clone out the one hair sticking into the frame in the UR corner.

[Dave Leroy]

Nicely done Kostas.

I really like the compostion and might also look at a bit off the left.

I am wondering if I am seeing some remnants of pp'n. Particularly near bottom of the petals on right and a bit further to the right as well.

[Steve Maxson]

Hi Kostas. This is an interesting little flower. It stands out well against the black and is very sharp. I like the comp, but here is another vote to take a little off the left so the flower is less centered. :)

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Kostas,
Great advice given above! Remember that when you use the single flash...even with the diffuser, sometimes the shadow side still needs a bit more. A reflector or any shiny/reflective surface will work to help that out. The suggested tweaks will take this up a notch but just remember to keep the reflector in mind when working the subject!