Orchideaby
LevTComment by sfalice: Greetings from the Critique Club
YOur Orchidea is a beautiful flower. I just sat and stared at it for quite a long while. While
I think it met the HIgh Contrast Challenge quite well, others disagreed. That's the way it goes sometimes.
However, I would suggest that compositionally, you fill the frame with this beauty. Generally off-centered subjects work well, but in this case, the shape of the flower calls for full-frame treatment. Perhaps because the left side of the flower is slightly heavier.
Finally, (picky,picky) it would have been better if that bit of red in the right hand corner wasn't there. Perhaps (if you do it again) when you create the set up and place the bloom you could mask the extra petal with a bit of black, or simply anchor it out of the way. It's a minor disraction, but an unnecessary one. (of course, now that the challenge is over, you can just clean it up)
I'm delighted to have the chance to look at this image more carefully.
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