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jmleliiComment by VinceDoss: Hello from the Critique Club!
Composition:
You have the flower centered to show its insides thus the challenge, perhaps an offset or grouping would add interest.
Background/Foreground:
The background is very distracting to me. It definately diminishes the beauty and color of the flower.
Camera Work:
I see you had the aperture down to 7.1. This DoF could have caused the background to be more prominent than it could have been at full-open. It seems that the light was quite harsh, possibly midday. a diffuser or even a hand might have shielded that harsh white sun.
Post-processing:
You didnt mention what you did in post. This would really help in the future. I see you shot in RAW and your website indicates you have a familiarity with Photoshop. Based on this I think you could have made adjustments to the whitebalance, levels, curves, and saturation to bring out those buried yellows.
My opinion:
I think the flower is beautiful and with a different/toned down background and some PS work it would make a nice addition to the wall
Thank you for allowing me to critique your photograph, we learn from each photo we take. I hope you will find my comments helpful. If you have any questions please PM me.
Regards,
Vince Doss
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