Camelia spiral

During the lockdown I explored my backyard and fell in love with my bush. I was fascinated by its structure and they way it catches light and shadow.

Specific Feedback Requested

I am interested in all feedback but especially the highlights and shadows and your opinion about whether or not shadows are dark enough on the petals.

Technical Details

Olympus E-PL,7, Olympus 60 mm f2.8 macro, ISO 640, f3.2, 1/50sec LR highlights & shadows +10 saturation

Hi Ken! Quite a pretty capture and the water droplets are a nice bonus! The blue cast on the whiter parts of the flower are tripping me up a bit. Pretty sure this was an overcast day so it’s easy for that blue to come through. Unless of course you were going for the blue cast :slight_smile: Regarding the shadows and highlights, I always tend to lean toward more contrasty post processing, but that’s just me. I boosted both in the attachment. I think it could benefit from more, but that’s really personal taste I think.