Critique Style Requested: Standard
The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image.
A showy mini crocus from my yard when we finally had some sun to open them up.
All comments and suggestions are welcome and thanks for viewing.
Canon EOS R50, RF-S18-150mm @150mm, ISO 200, f/20, 1/80s, HH. Post processing included adjustments to exposure, sharpening, and a slight crop.
Jim, this does a fine job of saying warm, sunny, early spring day. I like that you’ve included surroundings, but think that burning-in the brightest parts would probably improve the view.
@Mark_Seaver, thank you for your helpful comments, I’ll give that a try.
Jim: We don’t have crocus in our sub-tropical climate so I always love seeing images of them as heralds of Spring. I’m with @Mark_Seaver regarding the BG but I took it a step further and applied a vignette and then selected the BG in ACR and darkened it almost all the way. Back to you. >=))>
Hi @Bill_Fach, I like your improvements, really makes the colors pop and the BG less distracting.
A nice, vibrant close-up looks pretty good. I agree in that darkening and taming those bright sunlit spots in the BG will improve the comp. Well done…Jim
Thanks @Jim_Zablotny, I do like @Bill_Fach 's edit. I did reduce the highlights which helped some, but the BG certainly wasn’t adding anything so darker was best.
