Waltz of the Flowers
by jitams

Comment by goodtempo:
nice framing and color

Waltz of the Flowers
by jitams

Comment by Jacko:
Cute flowers. hotly debated I'm sure, but I'd like to see more depth of field. Just a personal taste. I like how the (pistil?) is in sharp focus.

Waltz of the Flowers
by jitams

Comment by alienate:
nice image, but doesn't sing the title.

Waltz of the Flowers
by jitams

Comment by mcrael:
This is a nice flower macro - composition-wise. However, the soft focus on the top petals on each flower is very distracting - would prefer crisp focus here.

Waltz of the Flowers
by jitams

Comment by dodobird:
I liked this shot and first scored it a bit higher but upon further review lowered it due to the amount of the flowers that are out of focus. It is great that the background and stems are blurred it adds a lot, but I would like to see the flowers themselves in focus. 6.

Take my comments for what they are worth for I am just a novice with a new camera. Dodo

Waltz of the Flowers
by jitams

Comment by UberFish:
Most of your main subject is out of focus, get more light on it so that the camara uses a smaller aperture to increase the depth of field, or brace the camera to something and manually select a smaller aperture (= larger aperture number), most cameras are capable of f11, but generally default to f5 which is good for portraits/landscapes

Waltz of the Flowers
by jitams

Comment by bamaster:
It feels like focus is too shallow... I don't mind the stems blurred out, but the petals (for such a small bloom) would be more attractive if they were in focus....... to me. hehe Still a very nice photo.

Waltz of the Flowers
by jitams

Comment by hardwaybets:
DOF too restricted....your subjects would have been better served by a more forgiving DOF...GL!

To an Unknown Adventure
by jitams

Comment by karmat:
CRITIQUE CLUB COMMENTS
by karmat

Composition
You have used the elements here to work very well together. The curve in the road gives 'motion' to the picture, and the simplicity of the shot makes it easy for the eyes to rest on the car. The placement of the car in the lower third of the frame allows for some negative space that helps to add to the tension.

Technique
I like the "fuzziness" of this shot. I think this is an example where something is in focus, but looks soft or blurry. the light bouncing off the top of the car gives the impression of a sunny day, and the presence of fog/mist makes it appear early in the morning. I suspect this was difficult to expose correctly, but you have done a nice job. I think the only suggestion I can give you is that if it had a bit more contrast, it may have had a little more punch or "omph" to it.

Overall Effect
I really liked this shot. It evoked emotion in the viewer (or at least me) by giving a tense feeling. though it is not something I would necessarily display, I can see how it would make a nice shot for a travel brochure or advertisement.


Good work.

Waltz of the Flowers
by jitams

Comment by nathaliedoo:
Missing focus