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Went out to shoot the newly opened tiger lillies and grabbed a few shots of the bulbils that grow at the base of the leaves.

Let me know what you think.


IMG_0025a1 by breckmiller, on Flickr
 
I think the idea is great but there needs to be at least one of the bulbils that is well-seen and in a prominent position. They will inevitably be the thing that viewers focus on and all of them are either oof, in the wrong spot or mostly hidden.

Lew
 
Still going to have the composition issues, but how's this for a better range and contrast? I know, it's the same shot, just tweaked a little.


IMG_0025b1 by breckmiller, on Flickr
 
I think the tones are better but I still find myself trying to look at one of those of those bulbils.
Why not simplify it by cropping?
Can I show you?
 
I think the tones are better but I still find myself trying to look at one of those of those bulbils.
Why not simplify it by cropping?
Can I show you?

Sure, thanks for asking. I went back out and looked and the structure of the plants make it difficult to really put the bulbils out in the open composition wise. They are tucked down at the base of the leaves. It was almost dark, so I'll take another swing at it today. Until then, I'll take suggestions for cropping.
 
I would simplify by cropping and burning in to virtually force the viewer towards the center of interest.

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Pick the tonal structure that best fits the feeling you like. I happen to like the original just fine, it has a lovely feeling of lightness and delicacy. The tonal range is fine, you have black blacks and white whites, there's no need to fill the frame with masses of black unless that's something that makes sense. If you want a more potent sense of drama, great. If you prefer the lighter more ethereal feeling, sticking with your original works fine (I happen to think it works beautifully, given that this is a flower).

A little more planning on where the focus is would be helpful, I think. I find that the focus is soft toward the bottom of the frame, so far so good, so I want to look at the black ball dealios nearer the top. The one that's most fortuitously placed is half concealed by a leaf, so my eye finds the one above that which is in focus, nicely revealed, a good solid visual center which suffers from being, to my eye, too close to the edge of the frame. I wish the one lower down was the one that was more in-your-face, as it were, so it could serve a the true visual center. It's beautifully placed, and beautifully in focus, and a basically interesting contrasting shape.
 
Not quite what I'm looking for yet in a finished photo (to harsh of light creating shadows), but it's a little different take. The orientation and crop seemed to address the issues of attention focus. It also got a better view of the bulbils.


IMG_0023a2 by breckmiller, on Flickr

Thanks for sticking with this.
 

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