This is my first entry with our new 100mm macro lens! This is a dandelion in my brother's backyard. It had a weed growing through the middle of it but I thought it was still really cool (and I actually really like what the green stem adds to the picture). I shot this handheld- can't wait to get that lens on the tripod!
Shot in RAW: adjusted white balance and exposure.
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Place: 16 out of 153 Avg (all users): 6.5211 Avg (commenters): 7.4286 Avg (participants): 6.1875 Avg (non-participants): 6.7218 Views since voting: 1379 Views during voting: 357 Votes: 213 Comments: 12 Favorites: 0
Camera Work/Technical: This is one of the better dandelion captures that I have seen in some time now. This one is nicely focused, yet very comfortably sharp at the same time. Great colors and wonderful detail.
Lighting: You did a fantastic job lighting a fairly difficult subject. The whites seem near-perfectly exposed, while you also captured nice detail in the dark center of the bloom.
Composition/Content: While this would not have been a personal choice for an album cover, you did a very nice job putting this image together with a clever title.
My Opinion: Nice work meeting the challenge, and congrats on yet another top 20 finish.
Thank you for the opportunity to provide a critique on your entry,
Eric
I see what the dandelion dreams
I taste what trees pull from the stream
sympathy is a complicated scheme
but I seem
to be on the seam
of dandelion dreams
I really like this image. Again it fits well with the band name and is obviously linked to the album title. A very good match in that respect and a very relaxing image to view. Like the diffusion at the edges with the central sharpness. Highly evocative.
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