Purchased some "crazy" daisies at the florists. Put them in a vase in a holograph gift bag on a black background cause I wanted the colors to pop. Hope they do.
Post: Layer adjustments for levels, brightness/contrast and nue/saturation. Nik Color Efex Pro 2.0 GE brilliance and warmth each 55%. USM. Crop. Resize. USM. In comparing entry shots in Explorer picture viewer I did not like the background...felt in not black enough. Did another layer of levels and brightness/contrast. Then I saw to hot white areas....one was healed and one was cloned. Recropped. Resize. USM.
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Hi, as requested, here is an indepth critique of your submission.
First Impression - the most important one: Wow, look at the pretty colors. Definitely that is my firs timpression.
Composition: Composition isn't the strongest part of this photo, but it's acceptible. Putting a bit more black space to the right side of the photo would have made the "Burst of Color" more interesting.
Subject: Subject is clear and well executed.
Technical (Colour, focus, and light): All good! Colour is vibrant and well-saturated. Focus is sharp and shows great detail. Light is just right and well exposed.
To grow its vote?: Somehow get some water droplets into play? LOL ... seriously, you made a wonderful caputre here. Perhaps a little more interest in the composition would have grown the vote a bit.
Summary: Job well done! You definitely had a good run here.
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