White Pumpkin
by LKMote

Comment by kendall6:
Very cool ΓΆ€“ you were definitely thinking out of the box on this one. Good work!
:o)

Friendship
by LKMote

Comment by sfalice:
Greetings from the Critique Club

What a great shot of that butterfly with the contrasting bright red of the flower!

Now, I realize that with nature subjects, you can't always get your subject to pose just the way you want. So, this instance, I think that if you flipped this image counter-clockwise so that the flower is on the left, and the butterfly on the right, it would go a long way towards helping the composition. (butterflies seem to feed from any angle, so it would not seem unnatural) Also, I would have loved to see that entire cluster of red blossoms included in the image. And of course, the 'frosting on the cake' if the whole thing could have been centered in the frame.

Still, it's a good image, and I wish you good luck in future entries in DPC.

Friendship
by LKMote

Comment by woodsey:
NICE CAPTURE.8

Friendship
by LKMote

Comment by Tallbloke:
I'd love to see this flipped 180 degrees. Great capture.

Flowers
by LKMote

Comment by HBunch:
*Critique Club*

Hello Again. What really stands out to me in this shot is the focus and DOF. Very nice focus on the front flowers, fading into a DOF that not only provides something neat in the background, but also helps to prevent anything in the background from being distracting from the subject.
This is definately contrast. I'm thinking it might be on the border of being just contrast and high contrast though. There is enough bright areas in the background, to make the black seem like an afterthought, and the flowers themselves, while being white could definately be brighter to help add to the contrast. So while it's contrast, I think there is possibility to be higher contrast. If that makes sense.
I think someone else mentioned the placement of the flowers within the frame. They are a bit too centered for my taste as well. I'm thinking I'd like to see them maybe just a tad lower into the lower right corner and have a bit more of the background negative space showing toward the upper left area.
I think the black and white works well here.
~Heather~

Flowers
by LKMote

Comment by CLarson557:
Beautiful crisp and clean picture. Excellent DOF. I feel as if I could reach out and physically touch the petals. Nice contrast. 9

Flowers
by LKMote

Comment by Tammer:
Pretty shot...decent contrast.

butterfly_1872.jpg
by LKMote

Comment by srugolo:
I like it, but I'd have used a wider aperture, to reduce the background influence...

butterfly_1871.jpg
by LKMote

Comment by SJCarter:
Beautiful focus & DOF. Really like this shot - beautiful colors too.

butterfly_1872.jpg
by LKMote

Comment by SJCarter:
Also a nice shot - the highlights are a little bright in this one though.