Orange and Green Wildflower
by carolee

Comment by marbo:
Sticks right out of the screen. There are a few things that could be changed like the background and border. A thiner border would look nicer and a different colour. Focus could be better on center of flower and composition is to centered. Sorry for picking so many holes in your photo, just trying to help. Good luck in the challenge.

Orange and Green Wildflower
by carolee

Comment by Crafty Sue:
good color combination 10

Orange and Green Wildflower
by carolee

Comment by jdavis:
This appears to be slightly over-saturated or over-exposed. Intentional?

Orange and Green Wildflower
by carolee

Comment by kellie:
very nice photo

Orange and Green Wildflower
by carolee

Comment by pollonos:
there is something not right with the orange color. Maybe just a bit too bright.

Orange and Green Wildflower
by carolee

Comment by emorgan49:
ugh border, nice flower

Preparing for battle
by carolee

Comment by redhed:
nice idea.

Preparing for battle
by carolee

Comment by kiwiness:
This is an interesting perspective. You've even managed to catch some refraction of the sky in those front chess pieces, well done. This would have also been nice to see with everything fully in focus, but this works too.

Helicopter dusting crops
by carolee

Comment by frisca:
Hello from the Critique Club, Carolee!

Ok, I'm going to try my hand at offering some praise for a good capture, and some critical comments to help you along in your photography!

Composition, colour and contrast:

Like many of the commentors, I think this is a great capture, with good colours on the helicopter, but its so small in comparison to the landscape, that it almost gets lost. I take your point that the mist is interesting, but whatever its impacted, its overshadowed by the vastness around the helicopter. I think a crop of most of what is above the helicopter and maybe even a bit of the green trees below would vastly improve your composition and also pick up on the contrasting colours, as you mentioned. :)

Speaking of contrast, I think a little action in post processing to take that slight white cast off everything(which might just be a brightness/contrast issue anyway) and boost the contrast might have helped as well.

focus and lighting:

The focus seems to be on the helicopter, where it ought to be, and there are no harsh shadows, so I'd say it came around at the right time of day for you! :)

overall:

I think you caught a very interesting and action filled picture, and with a few adjustments to the colours and a nice crop, you've got something great! :)

Pam

Preparing for battle
by carolee

Comment by Lustre:
Great work - the angle of this shot is stunning and the sky background is so refreshing. Lovely detail / sharpness and the shallow depth of field gives a sense of distance between the two teams - well done.