I originally shot a wine glass of Jaffas with a stray yellow one but just wasn't happy with the results. So then I searched all the florists for a yellow daisy and this was the best I could do. I then had to search the newsagents trying to match the cardboard to the flower. Fortunately they know me and didn't think it was strange for me to be doing this.
But I got some nice shots...I just hope the voters like it.
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First let me say I find it a bit intimidating to critique a shot of yours, but hey, you asked for it! Though I'm not entirely sure why you asked for a Critique Club comment... :-)
Definitely met the challenge, and did so very well. For color on color you did a great job matching the color of the flower to the background (I love the explanation of how you did that), and lighting it all so that the petals do nearly blend, as some of the commenters mentioned.
Composition is nicely balanced, despite not quite being rule of thirds and the center of the flower not quite on the center line. Just goes to show that when done well, rules are made to be at least stretched a bit. The two things that make this work, in my opinion, are the green center of the flower and the stem.
I commented on a similar shot from this challenge with "too much yellow". This just barely stays under that tipping point for me - almost too much yellow, but not quite. A well planned, well executed image.
I can't help but wish that the end of the flower nearer to the camera were in sharper focus, but, as it as, I do love this shot. The "yellow on yellow" works almost indescribably well. Great work — :-D.
Great color and detail in the flower. Really like the composition. I wonder if a slightly different shade of yellow for the background would help distinguish the flower better? Seems to blend a bit too much.
I like this. Nice job of keeping enough detail in the flower petals without losing them to the matching background. Nice, soft, clean image. Should do well with this.
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