# The call from below **URL:** \ **Category:** Image Critiques\ **Tags:** plant-life\ **Created:** [July 4, 2023, 11:58am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/the-call-from-below/35941 "2023-07-04T11:58:43Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 8\ **Page:** 1
**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 4, 2023, 11:58am UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/the-call-from-below/35941/1 "2023-07-04T11:58:43Z")
![Kristen_SmithJune 16, 2023P1138131-Edit.jpg](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/6/3/63888f79540ed7f48c0e7c1c67f00cf83de4b23f.jpeg) > **Critique Style Requested:** _Standard_ > > The photographer is looking for generalized feedback about the aesthetic and technical qualities of their image. ### Description A classic take on bunchberry flowers, but in color and with a lot of color separation to bring out the veins in the leaves. After moving around quite a bit looking for a mostly uniform patch of these beauties, I settled on this one. Got a bonus beetle and bee out of the deal, too. ### Specific Feedback Anything is welcome, but I’m especially interested in reactions to the processing and presentation. ### Technical Details Tripod ![image](https://images.naturephotographers.network/original/3X/a/7/a7d8641bb19244eaa6880468da14b3c83ad1b971.jpeg) Lr - started with a linear profile to get the flattest image possible then massaged the dynamic range using all the sliders! Teased apart the colors w/Calibration and HSL panels. Ps for a lot of distraction removal. Back to Lr for a crop and then I lowered the vibrance and exposure a bit as well. ---
**Author:** ![Jens\_Ober](https://assets.naturephotographers.network/user_avatar/community.naturephotographers.network/jens_ober/32/52374_2.png) [@Jens\_Ober](https://community.naturephotographers.network/u/Jens_Ober)\ **Post date:** [July 4, 2023, 12:01pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/the-call-from-below/35941/2 "2023-07-04T12:01:57Z")
Hi Kris, wow, that looks beautiful. I really like the composition and the colors. The little bug is a great detail too. Nothing to suggest. Well done! ---
**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:** [July 4, 2023, 4:37pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/the-call-from-below/35941/3 "2023-07-04T16:37:12Z")
Wonderful composition with clean edges – not easy to do! Great whites and detail in the greens is delightful, as are the bonus bugs! The slightly more yellowish leaves in the center are perfect! ---
**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 4, 2023, 5:48pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/the-call-from-below/35941/4 "2023-07-04T17:48:51Z")
Thanks @Jens_Ober & @Diane_Miller - glad the color and processing come off well. These are such fun flowers all through their lifecycle - from this freshness to the bright scarlet berries and eventually the leaves often turn a gorgeous maroon red. Such a lovely little thing. The remove tool and CAF in Photoshop helped a lot with this with regard to an even leaf field. There were some holes that filled in a really natural way - something I wouldn’t have been able to do before and would probably have to crop quite a bit. Or I’d still be out there looking for a nice patch! ---
**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:** [July 4, 2023, 6:10pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/the-call-from-below/35941/5 "2023-07-04T18:10:05Z")
Kris: Great comp and a really good job getting all of the blooms in the frame without having to cut some off. Had to do a little “Where’s Waldo” for your party crashers. I’m OK with them and it’s a matter of personal taste but unless a bug is more attractive than these I tend to make them go away. \>=))\> ---
**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 4, 2023, 10:38pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/the-call-from-below/35941/6 "2023-07-04T22:38:31Z")
Thanks @Bill_Fach - yeah, these kinds of ground cover plants are tough to work with sometimes, but this one turned out fairly well. I have cloned out bugs before, but decided to leave these two. ---
**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:** [July 9, 2023, 4:53pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/the-call-from-below/35941/7 "2023-07-09T16:53:41Z")
Nice, Kris, I don’t know how I missed this beauty! Love the composition. Nice lighting and wonderful details throughout. The party crasher works well for me too. It is nature. ---
**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 9, 2023, 8:48pm UTC](https://community.naturephotographers.network/t/the-call-from-below/35941/8 "2023-07-09T20:48:50Z")
Thanks @Shirley_Freeman - no problem - it’s getting busy around here! I don’t mind insects in shots like this either. They add a certain level of reality.