Tried this shot in the past and liked the effect, so was happy to do it again for this challenge! Taken with the flower facing the light in macro mode but with aperture priority and black card used to get the background.
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COMPOSITION... I don't think I'll find anything to complain about here...The flower's graceful curves gives some very strong lines for the eyes to follow, and its a joy to look at. I like the touch of softness in the image, I think it all fits together to produce a calming and soothing still life. You've provided a background that contrasts well with the subject, and filled the frame with the flower, and picked a great angle with the petals almost covering the flower's insides but not quite... The colors are nicely saturated, providing further contrast with the background.
TECHNIQUE... Though I do like the small lack of sharpness, it would be a more technically sound image if the flower in total focus. I'm wondering if the cause of this was distance to subject. If you're in macro mode and you're too far, or in normal mode and you're too close, this will happen. The other obvious cause such as depth of field (not likely with an aperture of 7.8) or camera movement may have been a possibility... I find the highlights slightly blown out. Having the light slightly diffused could solve this problem, or in a non dpc world, perhaps the offending sections could be dodged so they don't appear as bright
OVERALL.. A breathtaking image, and an adept subject for the challenge. Excellent lighting except for the two small problematic areas, but still a shot to be proud to hang up on your wall :)
Gorgeous. Great lighting, focus and composition. What really makes this stand out is the dark yellow tone and the lines of light on the back of the petal. Great shot, well done.
I really like the bright colour against the black background. The focusing is a little soft in places but I think that actually adds to the photo in this case. 10
Hey, is this for the curves challenge. A most interesting flower. I like the lighting although it may be a little strong in places. I think it would be interesting with the bottom cut of so that people wouldnt know exactly what it was. It would make an excellent abstract.
I love this flower. It's a perfect subject. I think I might like to see a little more stem as it seems to be cropped a little too close on the bottom. Good lighting - almost got some hot spots, but it isn't bad. Yellow on black is a great choice. 8
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