# Morning Glory

**URL:** <https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/morning-glory/42237>\
**Category:** Image Critiques\
**Tags:** plant-life\
**Created:** [July 15, 2024, 4:10am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/morning-glory/42237 "2024-07-15T04:10:09Z")\
**Posts on this page:** 5\
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**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:** [July 15, 2024, 4:10am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/morning-glory/42237/1 "2024-07-15T04:10:09Z")

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![BolsaMorningGloryTDS.jpg](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/9/9/992b400a41e6441f47095b82410aa1aa4a273401.jpeg)

> **Critique Style Requested:** _Standard_
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> The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image.

### Description

Simple morning glory blossom, first to open that morning along the trail at Bolsa Chica Preserve a couple months back.

### Specific Feedback

Any comments are welcomed.

### Technical Details

canon 7DMii, f36, 1/100 sec, iso 100, -1 EV, 100-400 lens with 1.4 TC at 560 mm.

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### 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:

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**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:** [July 15, 2024, 3:38pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/morning-glory/42237/2 "2024-07-15T15:38:08Z")

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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.

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**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:** [July 17, 2024, 1:18pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/morning-glory/42237/3 "2024-07-17T13:18:42Z")

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Thanks @Dennis_Plank.

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**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:** [July 18, 2024, 12:02pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/morning-glory/42237/5 "2024-07-18T12:02:44Z")

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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.

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**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:** [July 28, 2024, 2:42am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/morning-glory/42237/6 "2024-07-28T02:42:57Z")

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Sorry for being so late to acknowledge and thank you for your thoughts on this @Sandy_Richards-Brown and @Kris_Smith.