The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image.
Description
This is from 2018. I was walking with a friend in town and we went by a yard with one of these plants with a bud that was just about to break, but at an earlier stage than this. It was in perfect light and I thought it was incredibly beautiful. Of course, no camera. (I’ll never learn…) After that I examined every specimen I could find (hundreds) and never found a bud as perfect as the one I had seen. But obsessions are obsessions, and I began surreptitiously poaching specimens (requiring a very sharp knife) and bringing them home, hoping to do them justice. This is one of the ones I liked.
Specific Feedback
All comments always welcome!
Technical Details
An indoor shot with window light, and a stack. Very little else done – slight crop.
Back again with that lickable light! It really suits the subdued palette in the buds. Inviting and intriguing in its depth and the process of emerging and blooming. Curious as to why the crop on the left. You don’t normally do this so there must have been a reason. I feel as though I could reach through the screen and touch these. Nice job and worth some surreptitious snipping.
Thanks, @Gill_Vanderlip, @Ronald_Murphy, @Kris_Smith and @joaoquintela! I agree that the crop isn’t idea; and it bothered me. I hadn’t included all of the tip in the original and the left edge of the “casing” or whatever it should be called, felt too close to the edge and was distracting. I’ll go back to the original and include more and try the top and bottom crops that Joao suggested. (Apologies – can’t get the accented a to come up right…)
It might be a few days till I can grab the time. Having another of those everything happens at once weeks.
Thanks @Mark_Seaver! I found time to do a version I like more – the one I posted was too crowded. It needed a bit of added canvas and some camouflage work on the edges. Posted above.
Diane: Work and ministry have kept me away for way too long but I had to comment on this image. Agapanthus buds are favorite subjects of mine and your rendition of this one is marvelous. The rework is wonderful. I love the color palette and your DOF choice. Most excellent. >=))>
