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Your A Daisy
Your A Daisy
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Challenge: Yellow V (Advanced Editing VII*)
Camera: Nikon D90
Lens: Nikon AF-S Zoom-Nikkor 70-300mm f/4.5-5.6G IF-ED VR
Location: Southwest Missouri
Date: Aug 19, 2010
Aperture: f:7.1
ISO: 200
Shutter: 1/800
Galleries: Nature
Date Uploaded: Aug 22, 2010

Shot at 9am the light was already harsh. In editing I reduced the clarity slightly and did a small 4% burn on the daisy closest to the lense. That is all the editing done. The reason I am asking for a indepth critique is to my eye this is one of my best shots, I am a begginer to shooting with an eye, and I would like to hear why this (probaly) will score low, so I can try diff things to improve! Thank You

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09/02/2010 08:10:02 AM
Hi Katie!

OK, here's your unofficial critique on your daisy shot. *cracking knuckles* :-)

Tecnhically, in terms of composition, there is nothing wrong with it. Rule of thirds, nice dof to let the flowers face-on to the camera pop especially as most of the others have lost their petals already. That unforgiving 9 am light hasn't killed the colours too much and I like the backlit effect you did manage to get.

Artistically, though, as another commenter noted, it's very tough to stand out in a challenge like this with so many flower shots! Daisies, black-eyed susans, sunflowers and the like are just too easy to find and shoot. It's a pleasant enough shot but just doesn't have the crucial WOW factor that tends to be favoured here (or the heavy-handed saturation). It's just too easy to anticipate a shot like this, in a challenge like this.

Hope this helps, I know you're a killer photog at what you like to shoot! FWIW if one were handy, I might have tried to shoehorn in a palomino ;-)

Susan
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 Comments Made During the Challenge
08/31/2010 05:24:10 PM
I like the composition here, but it's tough to stand out in a challenge like this with so many flower pics.
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08/30/2010 12:32:38 PM
Need to focus more on the sunlit flowers for a more "yellow" impact.
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08/28/2010 10:53:04 AM
You're a daisy.
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08/26/2010 02:34:35 AM
Very pretty.
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