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Challenge: Delicate II (Basic Editing)
Camera: Nikon D5000
Lens: Nikon AF-S DX Zoom-Nikkor 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G VR
Location: Valley Stream, New York
Date: Jan 16, 2010
Aperture: F/5.6
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/30
Galleries: Nature
Date Uploaded: Jan 16, 2010

 First Entry... How can I improve?

Statistics
Place: 104 out of 145
Avg (all users): 4.8019
Avg (commenters): 0.0000
Avg (participants): 4.6316
Avg (non-participants): 4.8645
Views since voting: 575
Views during voting: 317
Votes: 212
Comments: 1
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 01/29/2010 05:07:02 PM
GREETINGS FROM THE CRITIQUE CLUB

Welcome to DPC. Your first entry - wow. The hard part is over.

You have a pretty image here and the dried flowers are indeed delicate, so it pretty much meets the Challenge criteria. Perhaps if they were a lighter shade, or were less 'bulky' the voters might have interpreted them as more delicate. We'll never know, but it is a thought to consider.

There is one point to consider in an image like this. Unless there is a very, very good reason for having a large portion of the foreground blurred, try very hard to keep it in focus. This is because the viewer must look beyond the blurred section to get at the message. Because viewers tend to want to see something right away, they will just skip on to the next image (trailing a low score behind them) when such a hurdle presents itself.

Your focus on the rose and the remainder of the composition is good and your technical work looks good, so just keep shooting and entering Challenges.

I'll look forward to seeing more of your entries, soon.

Alice

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