After scoring Higher then expected in the Travel guide Challenge I got exited to do another challenge. This is a 10 minute and 16Euro remake of a very old shot I did once.
The old one was with a Sun-Flower and worked better, but I like the color in this too.
Just a flower (60 cents) Strapped to a 40W desk lamp, camera on tripod very near to flower, darken the room, adjust lens, app 22 and shoot....
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Place: 21 out of 367 Avg (all users): 6.2904 Avg (commenters): 7.3333 Avg (participants): 5.9635 Avg (non-participants): 6.6222 Views since voting: 2612 Views during voting: 382 Votes: 272 Comments: 14 Favorites: 15 (view)
Hey Peter! I am doing one of my very rare appearances as a member of the critique club, actually I think this only my second or third time this year :) A very strong photo and submission to the backlighting challenge. In my opinion it should have placed a lot higher in the challenge, but you know how it is with flower shots and DPC :) There is not much really I can add to the comments you've already received, saying that there is not much to critisize about at all. The orange/yellow color tones work very well in conjunction with the black background and the backlighting set-up brings out those colors fantastically. The soft feel to the whole image brings in a mellow effect which I like, however the more softness you bring into a photo always brings on a decrease in detail and sharpness, so it is a very fine balance one has to take into account. I personally think there may be just a tad too much softness in this image, I would have liked to have seen just a tiny bit more detail in the petals. I am also wondering why you used ISO 1600 for this shot, did you forget to reset the camera?
All in all a shot you can be very proud of and congratulations on your 21st placing.
Just ouside the top 20 this time, well I don't feel ashamed with 368 photo's in the contest I think I did well.
Thanks everybody for voting and commenting.
The contrasts, colors, use of positive and negative space, cropping were all nicely done. I can't offer any suggestions for improving this photo! Good luck.
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