Critique Style Requested: Standard
The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image.
I always love the Fibonacci spirals of ferns unfurling. I was out walking and saw this one but didn’t have my macro lens, so I picked it and took it home to shoot.
Any feedback is appreciated.
1/80 sec. @ f5.0, ISO 1250
90mm macro
Hi Chris, Wow! That is an amazing shot! The brown and green almost look like yarn at that magnification. I think that texture is what really makes it stand out. Shooting it against the black background helps all the details pop.
@JayD Thanks. I thought it looked like yard also. Wasn’t sure about using the black, but it worked.
Excellent, Chris. The black background worked beautifully. We had a field trip to the state capitol last Wednesday for cherry blossoms and i found a nice one of these with unfortunately, a beauty(?) bark background. It didn’t come out anywhere nearly as well as this and I thought it might not be a good idea to pick it 
@Dennis_Plank Thanks. Yes, probably shouldn’t pick anything there 
Great texture and colours. The black background works well. May I suggest a 90 degrees ccw rotation and then a reflection in a vertical line (horizontal flip)? Beautiful subject.
Chris, early fern fronds are always a fine subject. You’ve got excellent details here with the soft lighting. The slight mottling in the background is also a good touch. I really like the sense of the frond unrolling.
Thanks. That would work well.
@Mark_Seaver Thanks, Mark.
Chris: My irreverent first impression was, “nice party favor” 
. Marvelous color and lighting of a fascinating and beautiful subject. >=))>
Oh this is really nice, Chris. I agree with @Bill_Fach it reminds me of a party favor. Such nice details captured, and it stands out so well against the black BG. Well done!
A fine and intriguing shot.
@Don_Peters @Bill_Fach @Shirley_Freeman Thanks everyone. Although, now I can’t look at it without the party favor image in my mind
Ferns get me everytime! I love them from the beginning, till their end. You captured this beautifully with the black background and crystal clear fern. Well done! That made me laugh about seeing a “party favor” image in your mind….now I will always think of it that way too! 
Thank you. Yes, I love ferns, also.
A really striking image — the black background works well and helps the subject stand out immediately. At first glance it is not entirely clear what it is, which adds a bit of intrigue and draws you in to look closer.
On closer inspection, the detail is impressive, especially the fine fibres which have a real texture to them, almost like strands of wool. The focus does feel just a touch soft when viewed more closely, which may come down to shutter speed or depth of field, but the overall detail is still very well captured.
Overall, a very eye-catching and well observed subject.
@MatthewFarrugiaPhotography Thank you for your thoughtful comments.
