Yellow flowers

[DwainDibley]

Took this picture on a break from work, apart from it being slightly dark I really quite like it! Need to try to brighten it or play with the levels in Photoshop when I get some time, but this is how it came out the camera.

 

[Alex_B]

nice shallow DOW, but as you say quite underexposed ... without any reasons since there are no highlights in the image. Maybe also whitebalance is a bit off... but that can only be judged after brightening it up.

although many blossoms, they appear a bit ordered, like a square in the middle , some on the diagonals ... and some more in the lower part.

 

[Alex_B]

just a quick go in photoshop (auto contrast , and slight sharpening)

 

[DwainDibley]

Ah yes, that's much better Alex! :thumbup:

What do you mean when you say they're a bit 'ordered'? It was photographed as is, I didn't move any flowers about or anything! :greenpbl: Just wondering, that's all!

 

[LaFoto]

The edit is much more cheerful. The original, as you can see for yourself, is clearly underexposed.
The "arrangement" of the flowers, by chance as it may be, is a NICE element to this photo, I think. It is no all just "wild" (as in: confusing) flowers scattered all about the frame, but there seems to be some inherent structure to them. Which is nice!

 

[Alex_B]

The "arrangement" of the flowers, by chance as it may be, is a NICE element to this photo, I think. It is no all just "wild" (as in: confusing) flowers scattered all about the frame, but there seems to be some inherent structure to them. Which is nice!

That is what I meant!

 

[DwainDibley]

Thought it was Alex!

I think I was just lucky with the arrangement of those flowers, but the positive comments have given me an idea what to look for when photographing a group of flowers - to look for any nice natural arrangements of them rather than just snapping willy-nilly!

 

[LaFoto]

... rather than just snapping willy-nilly!...

... is always the way to go !
You're definitely on the right track here!