Red
by dahved

Comment by dahved:
Thanks, Jason. I actually did desaturate (both in RawShooter and Photoshop) due to the red being too strong. The lawn doesn't show that it's blown out according to the histogram, but that doesn't mean it's not too bright for the shot's composition.

Thanks for the critique!

Red
by dahved

Comment by DrAchoo:
Really I think above 5.5 most shots show a basic grasp of all the techincals needed for a good picture. Then it becomes a matter of subject, "wow" and the small details that raise it above.

I have always found reds to be very hard to control on the Canon sensor. They saturate very very quickly and can look bad. I took a bunch of tulip shots in April and had the exact same problem. This shot may be suffering from that a bit. Try actually desaturating the reds a small amount and see if it looks better. (we rarely think of desaturating things unless we are going for selective desat or B&W).

The bokeh is mainly nice, but I think the lawn section is blown a bit which makes it less appealing. I also don't quite like the two horizontal highlights. Because it makes a pattern, our eyes are drawn to it and away from the subject. It doesn't add to the picture informationally, so it just winds up being a distraction.

Losing my Marbles
by dahved

Comment by Tom_Robbrecht:
I really like this.
It really has dynamism / sense of movement.
Looking forward to your notes on ho you did this.

Losing my Marbles
by dahved

Comment by sherpet:
The thumb-nail looks better then the image...

Red
by dahved

Comment by Simpa:
nice.

Red
by dahved

Comment by rbackman:
Nice capture, the bokeh is a bit distracting, that whitish area middle right draws your eye.

Red
by dahved

Comment by Jason_Cross:
Great vibrant reds, and well croped.

Red
by dahved

Comment by Lactobeezor:
Like the use of the vertical crop to let the eye play with the left 1/3 of photo.

Red
by dahved

Comment by Judi:
Good work. You certainly got the bokeh working here.

Red
by dahved

Comment by sherpet:
Nice "Bokeh" here...