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    Camera: Canon EOS 50D
    Software: Adobe Photoshop CS5 Windows
    Dimension: 800 x 577 px (0.5 MP)
    Focal length: 100 mm
    Aperture: F16
    Exposure time: 1/100"
    ISO speed rating: 800/30°
    Program: Manual
    Metering Mode: Pattern
    White Balance: Auto
    Flash: Flash fired, compulsory flash mode
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    Excellent colour rendition and focus. Composition - well I am not the world's best at this but I would suggest the bud would have looked better had it been central in the leaf so that it was not overhanging the edge. I think the flash is a little apparent - just by the sepals on the petals a brush with the red would help tame this.

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    Hi Kostas. Very nice colors and good sharpness throughout the flower bud. John makes a good point about toning down the very bright area of the bud. I'm wondering if the comp might be stronger if the bud and leaf were at more of a diagonal. Overall, this is well done and I think a couple tweaks will make it even stronger.

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    Love the simplicity, the BKGR, and the colors. And the good suggestions above.
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