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02/05/2003 05:31:40 AM · #1 |
I took this photo of an orchid yesterday, how do think it would stack up to the entires for this weeks challenge? Opinions and criticism welcomed.
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02/05/2003 05:54:41 AM · #2 |
I rated a similar pic fairly highly (I think it was 9), and I don't think yours falls very far short.
Composition: I think with the subject being fairly square I might have tried cropping slightly more background off the top. Also because the top-right leaf is quite large it seems to unbalance the pic on the right. If it was possible I might have tried moving the orchid more to the left (more gap at the right, less at the left).
Technical: The lighting and contrast look pretty spot on for me. Nice effect with the water drops too.
All in all, for me at least I think it would have done quite well this week. I give it an 8. Good work. |
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02/05/2003 07:43:42 AM · #3 |
When you shoot a flower like this, one thing you need to be really hyper-aware of is your depth of field.
In this case, I think the pic would have been stronger without the out of focus (oof) foreground element (top middle leaf). If you can set a small (high number) aperature and focus on the part of the subject closer to the camera, I think you will get a more pleasing result.
Other aspects are very nice :).
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02/05/2003 09:25:37 AM · #4 |
I agree with mag, and i also think a tighter crop would make a better image. You don't have to include the whole blossom. Bring out the detail with a tighter view :)
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02/05/2003 09:30:51 AM · #5 |
actually, i just read an article that talked about highlighting just a specific part of a flower by using a really shallow DOF. this might be one way to go here, too, but i think you need to go to a really shallow DOF or try and get everything in focus. not something inbetween.
Originally posted by magnetic9999:
When you shoot a flower like this, one thing you need to be really hyper-aware of is your depth of field.
In this case, I think the pic would have been stronger without the out of focus (oof) foreground element (top middle leaf). If you can set a small (high number) aperature and focus on the part of the subject closer to the camera, I think you will get a more pleasing result.
Other aspects are very nice :). |
Message edited by author 2003-02-05 09:31:07.
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02/05/2003 09:49:45 AM · #6 |
I hate it when I disagree with folks that know more than me, because it means I'm wrong, but... I like the whole flower in this shot. The lines are what makes these shots for me more than texture/detail. I think the negative space at the top could have been left out (especially since there's a distracting (spider web? dust?) thing in the upper right. But I really like the lines. Couldn't you just go to a higher f-stop to get that petal in focus?
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02/05/2003 03:12:10 PM · #7 |
Thanks for the comments, I'll take them into consideration when I do more flowers shots.
Sorry about the unfoucused petal, I didn't have the camera on manual mode at the time when I was taking this picture. Next time I'll have the camera set on manual for sure. |
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