# Another Lily + RP **URL:** \ **Category:** Image Critiques\ **Tags:** plant-life\ **Created:** [September 14, 2024, 8:35pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/another-lily-rp/43161 "2024-09-14T20:35:49Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 7\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Diane\_Miller](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/diane_miller/32/27391_2.png) [@Diane\_Miller](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Diane_Miller)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2024, 8:35pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/another-lily-rp/43161/1 "2024-09-14T20:35:49Z")
With the stem darker and a bit of punch on the flower: ![2024-08-23-19.50.57 ZS DMap-Edit-Edit](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/e/3/e3904f6b71c5e2feb8a95bbf2885d841f9c525fc.jpeg) ![2024-08-23-19.50.57 ZS DMap-Edit.jpg](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/4/f/4f6307592f3922fcf989b019b507aa88d4fbb71c.jpeg) > **Critique Style Requested:** _Standard_ > > The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image. ### Description Another one from the botanical garden. Fog/clouds were just clearing and there was some dappled light through the trees on this patch of lilies, but a light breeze was just starting. I held my breath long enough to get a good stack. ### Specific Feedback All comments welcome! ### Technical Details ![Screenshot 2024-09-14 at 1.21.15 PM](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/b/1/b1be946f588c571e9f797c13c5f25eb199bbeeb7.png) Shadows and Highlights in LR. Into Zerene for a stack. Into PS for denoise and some cleanup. Cropped from the sides. * * * ### Critique Template Use of the template is optional, but it can help spark ideas. - Vision and Purpose: - Conceptual: - Emotional Impact and Mood: - Composition: - Balance and Visual Weight: - Depth and Dimension: - Color: - Lighting: - Processing: - Technical: ---
**Author:** ![Dennis\_Plank](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dennis_plank/32/27033_2.png) [@Dennis\_Plank](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dennis_Plank)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2024, 8:42pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/another-lily-rp/43161/2 "2024-09-14T20:42:11Z")
Beautiful job on the flower, Diane. I find the abrupt transition from the completely in focus flower to the completely out of focus stem a bit disconcerting, though the leaves are close enough that they don’t bother me. ---
**Author:** ![Diane\_Miller](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/diane_miller/32/27391_2.png) [@Diane\_Miller](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Diane_Miller)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2024, 9:37pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/another-lily-rp/43161/3 "2024-09-14T21:37:27Z")
Thanks, @Dennis_Plank! I hadn’t noticed it but when I did it became one of those can’t-unsee things. Does it work for you darker? I also gave the flower a bit more punch, which I was thinking about when I posted it. ---
**Author:** ![Kris\_Smith](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/kris_smith/32/59826_2.png) [@Kris\_Smith](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Kris_Smith)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2024, 9:41pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/another-lily-rp/43161/4 "2024-09-14T21:41:59Z")
The second version is really stunning. Looks as if lit from within. The color changes in the petals is really something. The forms on lilies like these make me think of (benevolent?) creatures from the deep. Undulating and locomoting in ways we can’t even imagine being terrestrial. Liquid, lively and life affirming. Why am I unable to stop it with the alliteration? 😆 🙄 ---
**Author:** ![Ed\_Williams](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/ed_williams/32/65698_2.png) [@Ed\_Williams](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Ed_Williams)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2024, 10:10pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/another-lily-rp/43161/5 "2024-09-14T22:10:29Z")
Wow, great color and detail on the lily Diane. Second version is a nice adjustment. ---
**Author:** ![Dennis\_Plank](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/dennis_plank/32/27033_2.png) [@Dennis\_Plank](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Dennis_Plank)\ **Post date:** [September 14, 2024, 11:12pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/another-lily-rp/43161/7 "2024-09-14T23:12:36Z")
Very nice job on the repost, Diane. I wouldn’t have thought of just darkening the stem, but it did the trick. ---
**Author:** ![Diane\_Miller](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/diane_miller/32/27391_2.png) [@Diane\_Miller](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Diane_Miller)\ **Post date:** [September 15, 2024, 6:28pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/another-lily-rp/43161/8 "2024-09-15T18:28:32Z")
Thanks, @Kris_Smith, @Ed_Williams, @Sandy_Richards-Brown and @Dennis_Plank! If I can get another cloudy day I’ll head back down there again, but they may be about done by now, along with most of the other things I always go for. The pond is sadly overgrown with some sort of water weed and the water lilies aren’t even worth looking at.