A big crop and the last of my Dahlia experiment.
I have learned a lot from the critiques about a genre I have not done much.
This is a big crop to isolate a flower as much as I could, and I don't think the IQ
suffered that much. 20% of original. Gotta love the 70-200 Nikon lens at large apertures!
Hi Dan. Beautiful colors and an outstanding background! I also like the comp and you did a good job getting both the flower and bud in sharp focus. The light is rather harsh - if it was softer, this image would be over the top. Using a diffusion screen in the field can make a big difference in these situations. Nevertheless, this is very well done.
You have an interesting subject here that is well composed, and very pleasing.
If it were mine, I would crop off a bit on the right; just enough to eliminate the green orb at the LRC, the color of which IMO is a little inconsistent with the rest of the image. I would also clone out the white spots that are in the flower. Finally, I would investigate reducing the overall saturation somewhat, to see what effect that might have. Toning the image down just a little might be good.