I shot this while I was on a business trip in SF in the parking lot of our office. The border of Oakland and Emeryville where in one small corner, nature is trying to reclaim the land from these upstart humans.
What can I say... I haven't really been focusing on my photography in a while. I really need a Photoshop class.
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Nice DOF to get the focus of the eye to the flower. Some probably saying the foliage is distracting, but I like to see REAL images sometimes. Would like to see the exposure a little different to get some detail in the sky.
Great find; lovely flowers. I understand the whole delicate-flower-blooming-in-spite-of-razor-wire concept, and the composition does enhance the concept as well, but there are a few things that are not working for me while I view the image. I think the foreground OOF elements distract rather than enhance this particular image, and the stick/stem going through the top half really distracts as well. The whiteness of the background make the image a bit confusing because it's difficult to tell if it is sky and you are outside, or if it is a backdrop, or something else. The composition seems a bit cluttered and crowded, and the razor wire being OOF (even though it's purposeful) also is a distraction. Maybe a wider view or crop that shows more flower, less clutter of leaves/stems might be better. I could be all wrong though. I am by no means an expert and am just calling it as it comes to mind. You obviously have a keen eye for what others probably pass by daily and never notice...which is the best gift a photographer can possibly have. Good luck in this and in future challenges. :)
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