A New Spring Flower
by Troutbear

Comment by Troutbear:
Greetings TO the Critique Club. Thank you for letting me know the proper decorum on commenting on my own work. I want you to know I find this very difficult to do. I am a very new photographer and am apprehensive to look like I either, don't know what the heck I am talking about or, even more dreadfull, look like I think I know it all when in fact I know nothing. That bieng said I am not very happy with this photo the DOF seems far to shallow and leaves too much of the flower just slightly out of focus. I do however think that my croping is quite creative and I enjoy how the black complements the yellow and assists in making the subject stand out. I have yet to fiqure out how to get that incredibly crisp focus that I have seen others attain so perfectly. Perhaps you can give me some clues. I have always owned point and shoot and just recently have purchased a D70, the controll is daunting and I find something new every time I take it out.

Thank you
Troutbear

A New Spring Flower
by Troutbear

Comment by jmsetzler:
Greetings from the Critique Club...

I no longer offer in depth critique on photos when the photographer hasn't included his/her own thoughts and comments on the image when it is submitted to the challenge.

My critique wouldn't be worth much not knowing what you think about your own image.

A New Spring Flower
by Troutbear

Comment by armsts:
Nice color, lighting.

A New Spring Flower
by Troutbear

Comment by Jayne <3:
i loce this picture : )

A New Spring Flower
by Troutbear

Comment by Bud:
Great colors and good background choice to set off the brilliant yellow.

A New Spring Flower
by Troutbear

Comment by tara2107:
nice contrast of colors...very pretty

A New Spring Flower
by Troutbear

Comment by Commando303:
I find very distracting the shallow depth of field you've used, as it totally blurs the top half of the flower. It's still a good picture, but it leaves something significant to be desired. You might have used a narrower aperture, or focused at an interim portion of the subject, so to leave more of it at both ends in the circle of confusion.

A New Spring Flower
by Troutbear

Comment by KarenNfld:
Seems to be mostly out of focus. I would not have cut the bottom off the flower.

A New Spring Flower
by Troutbear

Comment by louise12:
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A New Spring Flower
by Troutbear

Comment by UNTITLED:
Bright and cheerful photo. I like that you framed with the bottom of the flower cropped, but I wonder if it might of looked more balanced if you had done something to one side or the other.