Fuchsiaby
Sting11165Comment by rosiehall: Hello from the Critique club
Composition
Not conventional in that the focal point is in the centre of the shot. You could have turned the camera to give the effect of the flower bursting into the image from the top corner. I agree with you that the green in the background really enhances the rich colour of the Fuchsia. Would it have been feasible to have added extra leaves? The blanket is a good idea and when I first looked at the shot I thought it was taken at night.
I know this flower well and I think that you encapsulate the colours superbly. Did you move the rear petal to flap over the cap of the flower? If you did it is a delicate touch and works
The distractions are the leaf in the top right (In focus) and the stem to the right hand side of the centre stamen; Simple to solve cut it off at source or clone it out.
Technical
The focus on the subject is very good with lots of detail,(which may have been even better if you had utilised the 200kb permitted in this challenge instead of 120kb) the out of focus backdrop is enhancing and works well. The lighting is good and looks to be to the left of the subject which gives the shot a nice 3D effect and brings out the almost velvet textures of the petals.
You say that you have spent a lot of time enhancing the shot and experimenting and I think your effort has been worth while.
I hope you will find this critique useful and may I just say that I adored you Kitchen ware entry. I gave it a 10 and a comment
Happy shooting Regards Rosie
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