Bull's-eye
by drydoc

Comment by quiche:
I share your frustrations with getting all the right bits in focus. Struggling with that myself (and am also eyeing a new camera ;-). Still, I think this shot came out pretty well, with an appropriate DOF.

Too late!
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Comment by quiche:
Ha! Humorous, well composed, and well exposed.

Too late!
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Comment by bassbone:
funny shot - love the foot powder - and good details in the greens

Bull's-eye
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Comment by violinist123:
As a rule of thumb, barring some creative decision, you don't want to overexpose areas that contain details (think white flower petal (no) versus reflections on a chrome bumper (yes)).

Flower petals look in focus to me, though I see you added a pretty heavy dose of sharpening in post. Slow shutter speed for the focal length of that lens if you were working at the 250mm end of it. Just thinking out loud regarding your focus concerns.

Bull's-eye
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Comment by aliqui:
For some reason when I look at this photo the flower looks like it's 5 feet tall. The folds in the petals look like crisp white sheets.

Your whites are understandably blown in some areas. Since there's really no rules for side challenges, you might want to underexpose the image as a whole and then play with the Dodge tool to brighten select areas back up.

Bull's-eye
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Comment by JerseyGenie:
Bulls eye indeed. I like the complementary colors you've captured. Boy they really pop. Very pretty and bright.

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Comment by JerseyGenie:
Yep, toad, worm, and beautiful bright colors. Nice job.

Too late!
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Comment by JerseyGenie:
Love the humor. And for a long time I had a boot as a planter ... for some reason my husband didn't enjoy it nearly as much as I did. And I can't say I remember getting rid of it ... but it seems to have disappeared from my garden. Wonder what he did with it.
Love this ... and love the addition of the foot powder AND the title too.
And I'd love to see one like this in a still life challenge.

Bull's-eye
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Comment by FrostyPaws:
Great petal detail.

Bull's-eye
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Comment by roz:
excellent image . so flowing .. love the detail in the centre and the textures .. :)