<3 these flowers!!!! C&C Welcome

[KAikens318]

I know most of you will probably say you don't like the vignette, but I do so :greenpbl:

 

[vtf]

The vignette doesn't bother me. I wish the exposure and saturation was a bit more and shot in portrait orientation. The blooms to the right do nothing for the shot.
Keep shooting. :thumbup:

 

[tirediron]

You like the vignette, fair enough. Not to my taste, but... The major issues I see with this image are exposure and background. The pattern in the background is very distracting and competes with the flower for the eye's attention. The other issue is the harsh lighting which is causing very bright areas in spots and very dark in others. Using a reflector or speedlight to bring some light onto the face of the flower would have helped a lot. Also, be careful of things like the cropped petal tip bottom centre.

Just my $00.02 worth - your mileage may vary.

~John

 

[KAikens318]

More like this?

 

[tyler_h]

That's an improvement but the comments on composition, lighting and background are valid point. Try a reshoot with the points made above and you should get a more appealing shot.

 

[vtf]

You like the vignette, fair enough. Not to my taste, but... The major issues I see with this image are exposure and background. The pattern in the background is very distracting and competes with the flower for the eye's attention. The other issue is the harsh lighting which is causing very bright areas in spots and very dark in others. Using a reflector or speedlight to bring some light onto the face of the flower would have helped a lot. Also, be careful of things like the cropped petal tip bottom centre.

Just my $00.02 worth - your mileage may vary.

~John

I meant it hasn't given me a rash yet.