In Flanders Fields....by
PangurbanComment by sidpixel: *Hello from Sid and the Critique Club*
A competent image that meets the challenge
Your choice of flower is a wise one, they are universally popular and together with your title they have poignant associations that we all recognise. I see from your comments you had difficulties with light and movement which is not surprising, they are a really delicate flower that are easily blown wildly in even the gentlest breeze.
As far as light is concerned I agree with your commenter, I think you would have benefited greatly from -1EC (-1 stop exposure compensation), this would have avoided the overexposure you have on the seed head in the middle of the frame. It would also have given some rich saturation to the colours which with the poppy's bold red would have served you well.
You might consider a square crop? I suggest this because that solitary poppy petal at the bottom is pulling me away from the main flower and then I find the lower half rather distracting and busy by comparison. Simple is always the most effective if you have just the top half the composition is very much simplified. If the seed head wasn't overexposed I would suggest cropping it there but as it is it would need to be excluded. Also the OOF flower right behind the main flower is a little distracting if you had moved position slightly to hide it behind the main flower or completely separate it would have worked better for you.
A very good attempt, thank you for your submission and good luck with your future entries, Sid
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