Nice job on the depth of field, Ed. It’s pretty difficult to get a whole flower in focus with a single shot. I like the dark background. I kind of wish the bud wasn’t growing out of the top of the flower, but I don’t find it a major issue. The only real problem I have with this image, is that the color of the flower doesn’t appeal to me at all-and that’s purely a matter of personal taste.
Ed, really fine detail here , great colour, (love purple) and nice BG. I like the faint hint of leaves in the BG, but I think I’d make them fainter so they could barly be seen. More interesting than a totally black BG (which you could get using the levels slider).
I think I’d lose the bud , also, as it pulls my eye a bit.
Lovely!
Yeah that bud really photobombed you. I’d have moved it or cloned it, but the real issue for me is the muddy background. I know minimizing it is part of what will make this photo work, but I think this is pulled back a bit to far. When this happens to me I add just a touch of highlights to the background and it usually works. I like the flower itself and the slight pink lines radiating outward. Some haloing around the bud, but the blossom looks ok to me.
