soft texture
by jimsapp

Comment by Nswenson0:
Either those plants are fuzzy, or your out of focus. The colors are also a bit dull for my taste, but I won't rate you down for that.
I give it a 6.

Nswenson0

soft texture
by jimsapp

Comment by andrewm:
Not sure about the focus and clarity but a god composition

soft texture
by jimsapp

Comment by KarenB:
Hard to get these fluffy flowers into focus.... but they do need to be sharper. The rock ledge (?) in the top right corner needs to be eliminated or included more to be part of the subject.

soft texture
by jimsapp

Comment by sheyingshi88:
I like the texture and composition of your photo, but the fact that the right side of the bush is out of focus doesn't help the quality of it. Also, I notice that the file size of your entry is only 92k. There are significant sharpness problems caused by over compressing. Try to use the whole 150k we are allowed to use and you will see a difference in sharpness, especially in the fine detail like the flowers.

soft texture
by jimsapp

Comment by Swashbuckler:
Soft focus. It could be your subject, but no, I blew it up, focus appears to be behind your subject. Nice example of texture. 6 Swash

soft texture
by jimsapp

Comment by karmat:
The angle you have framed this with gives it some interest that it normally wouldn't have. It seems a little flat to me. Maybe some saturation, or contrasting, if possible would help. karamt

soft texture
by jimsapp

Comment by BdaleBlueDemon:
needs to be closer or at least crop out whatever that is in the upper right corner

soft texture
by jimsapp

Comment by autool:

Composition7
Originality7
Technical Aspects5
Meets Challenge7
Total Score7

For those that are just learning, like me.

Composition: Scoring in this area is based on basic composition of a picture and includes the rule of thirds, balance, cropping, and curved and diagonal lines. Subject matter that does not lend itself to the picture or otherwise unwanted is also considered here.

Originality: Scoring in this area is based on pictures or concepts that I have seen, as well as how much effort you have invested in the picture. Usually a little something that sets it aside from a snapshot. Does it make me want to come back for another look? You know things like that.

Technical Aspects: Focus, exposure, lighting, and other special effects (done by the camera), and post processing are all considered in this category.

Meets Challenge: This is based on my interpretation of if you, have/have not, met the challenge. This is fairly simple but quite important for this site.

There are many sites that can give you assistance in achieving better skills in photography, but I think the best way to learn is to take pictures and show them to other people. Believe me when it is a good one you will know it.

Good luck!

Autool

soft texture
by jimsapp

Comment by FranziskaLang:
your title implies that you may have chosen this soft focus deliberately. did you? for me, personally, it doesn't work. i would like to see more of the plants in focus. maybe (depending on what is to the right) to even take a shot further to the right so the plants in the left don't poke into the shot in the LL corner) and more of the leachen (sp?) texture in the UR corner to contrast the softness. just my 2cents. -- gr8photos (3)

soft texture
by jimsapp

Comment by mormongirl:
tighter focus would be good, and the log or branch in the top right corner and the flower in the bottom left are distracting tangent, but the overall idea is good