# Gemini + Repost **URL:** \ **Category:** Image Critiques\ **Tags:** macro-close-up\ **Created:** [January 24, 2026, 4:33am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/gemini-repost/49507 "2026-01-24T04:33:39Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 10\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Bill\_Fach](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/bill_fach/32/78290_2.png) [@Bill\_Fach](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Bill_Fach)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2026, 4:33am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/gemini-repost/49507/1 "2026-01-24T04:33:39Z")
Repost ![Gemini-2026-01-22-21-40-35-(A,R8,S4)A7r3-36](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/a/6/a68d6c2d0514b8bbf1e9cdc8952173cf486db7c9.jpeg) ![Geminin2026-01-22-21-40-35-(A,R8,S4)A7r3-36.jpg](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/c/d/cdb0ffba0bea9d8c01168290edcb889f37dc4305.jpeg) > **Critique Style Requested:** _Standard_ > > The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image. ### Description The succulents continue to thrive in our garden and thought this pair of little beauties was worth a shot or 3, actually more than 30 altogether. We have a cold snap headed our way so Chrissy and I spent yesterday covering plants. This one is in a pot but much too heavy to move so we’re hoping it’s a little toughy and survives relatively unscathed. \>=))\> ### Specific Feedback Posted in macro because the flowers are just about the size of a dime. What do you think about the two unopened buds? ### Technical Details Sony A77II Minolta 200mm macro ISO 400, 1/30 @ f11, 13 shot stack in Helicon Focus * * * ### 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:** ![Glenys\_Passier](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/glenys_passier/32/33963_2.png) [@Glenys\_Passier](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Glenys_Passier)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2026, 6:02am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/gemini-repost/49507/2 "2026-01-24T06:02:57Z")
Bill, I have a similar succulent on my back, paved deck. They really are tough. We’re expecting 40C here in a couple of days so the idea of covering plants from the cold is quite odd for me. I love the pair of flowers, perfectly placed in the frame. The flowers and the one bud make for a lop-sided triangel. Of course, your skill at stacking really shines. The colours are gorgeous.. The two buds; I like the full bud, not so much the bud on the edge. I reckon it could go?? ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Seaver](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/mark_seaver/32/231_2.png) [@Mark\_Seaver](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Mark_Seaver)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2026, 1:30pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/gemini-repost/49507/3 "2026-01-24T13:30:14Z")
Bill, this is top notch. The flowers really stand out against the soft greens of the stem. Reluctantly, I agree that the bud at the edge can go away. I do see a stacking artifact halo on the left side of the top flower petal. Bright/dark edges like that often do that in a stack. Those flowers are awesome. ---
**Author:** ![Jim\_Zablotny](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/jim_zablotny/32/3919_2.png) [@Jim\_Zablotny](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Jim_Zablotny)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2026, 3:07pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/gemini-repost/49507/4 "2026-01-24T15:07:19Z")
Excellent detail and soft lighting shows off these flowers perfectly. The two flower buds are somewhat distracting to me, but I can live with their presence in the frame. I think reshooting with more DOF may not provide enough merit while compromising the softened features of the BG. So, leave the comp as presented and I would be happy with that decision too. Flowers are fantastic…Jim ---
**Author:** ![Bill\_Fach](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/bill_fach/32/78290_2.png) [@Bill\_Fach](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Bill_Fach)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2026, 7:04pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/gemini-repost/49507/5 "2026-01-24T19:04:28Z")
Mark: Thanks for the heads up on the halo. I missed it initially. As an aside, I’m finding it easier to remove haloes using the remove tool instead of trying to clone. Is that your experience too? \>=))\> ---
**Author:** ![Mark\_Seaver](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/mark_seaver/32/231_2.png) [@Mark\_Seaver](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Mark_Seaver)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2026, 7:12pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/gemini-repost/49507/6 "2026-01-24T19:12:31Z")
I haven’t tried the remove tool…something for next time. ---
**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:** [January 24, 2026, 7:12pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/gemini-repost/49507/7 "2026-01-24T19:12:37Z")
Lovely, and excellent job on the RP! I have a few succulents but none of them has ever bloomed in winter, even in our relatively mild climate. The Daphne is just starting to bloom and I did a composition yesterday similar to this. I’ll try to come up with something worthy of posting in the next few days. ---
**Author:** ![Shirley\_Freeman](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/shirley_freeman/32/11361_2.png) [@Shirley\_Freeman](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Shirley_Freeman)\ **Post date:** [January 24, 2026, 9:24pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/gemini-repost/49507/8 "2026-01-24T21:24:51Z")
Bill, they are beautiful. Hard to imagine them as only the size of a dime. The way they are presented they could easily have been larger blooms. I hope they survive the cold. ---
**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:** [January 25, 2026, 10:07pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/gemini-repost/49507/9 "2026-01-25T22:07:10Z")
Another beautiful succulent image, Bill and the repost did bring it up just a notch. ---
**Author:** ![Marylynne\_Diggs](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/marylynne_diggs/32/87403_2.png) [@Marylynne\_Diggs](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Marylynne_Diggs)\ **Post date:** [January 27, 2026, 9:25pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/gemini-repost/49507/10 "2026-01-27T21:25:22Z")
Beautiful, Bill. I can’t see a difference between the original and repost, but I’m sufficiently gobsmacked by the original that I didn’t look terribly closely for improvements. I like the solo act in another thread as well, but there is something about the twins here that make it special. ML