Photography Newbie Needs Opinions Please.

[Matt232000]

Hi all. Having just bought a digital camera i have been shooting everything and everyone non stop. I havn't begun to experiment with all the features of the camera yet, or dared to take the settings off auto. I took this in my garden this afternoon and edited it in photoshop. Any good?

 

[duncanp]

i like the point of view and good, accurate selective colouring. i think to move on you should try a macro setting on your camera if it has it, or use the widest apature available to try and achieve a shallow depth of field

 

[WNK]

Great selective coloring. Nice work

 

[melcooney]

Nicely done!
Welcome to the forum!

 

[Matt232000]

Thanks for the welcome and the oppinions. Much appreciated.

 

[Corry]

It's pretty cool...one crit I would make is to not center the subject in the frame...doesn't hold the eye as much..too symmetrical and whatnot.

Try going by the rule of thirds.
http://www.silverlight.co.uk/tutorials/compose_expose/thirds.html

 

[seven]

I think you shouldn't completely desaturate the background. Leave a little bit of colour but not too much, and leave the dandelion as you have it.

 

[Matt232000]

Ok. I've re-done the image after taking some of this advice onboard. I de-centered the dandelion, which I do prefer, and I have left some of the colour in the background, although I think that takes away some of the sharpness and vibrance of the dandelion. Which one do you think is better?

 

[melcooney]

I like this second shot much better...
de-centering the dandelion really adds to the picture!