Untitled at the Moment - C&C Welcome

[manaheim]

I don't usually do flowers, so I'm curious of thoughts and reactions.

 

[NayLoMo6C]

very artistic, im liking the area of the back of the flower pedals more than the pedals itself though...

 

[mwcfarms]

Um flowers? ok cat stop pretending to be manaheim. Untie him from wherever you have hidden him and give him control of his camera back. :greenpbl:

 

[clarinetJWD]

This shot is certainly well focused and well framed, but due to the blown out areas on the back petals, it has two competing areas of focus. I know that custom lighting isn't always possible, especially for things attached to the ground, but if you have a way of bouncing light behind (to bring the main part up a couple stops), or an off camera fill flash, I think it would improve the shot overall.

That being said, I've never gotten a flower shot that I'm satisfied with myself, so I know just how difficult it is.

 

[manaheim]

Thanks, all.... and mc.

clarinet... I actually have a LOT of shots of various lighting setups on this flower... I actually liked this one in part because of the little blown out bits, but let me think on your comments a bit. Thanks for the feedback!

 

[laffles]

I just looked at your site and you have some fantastic shots in your 'other' folder.

(and this is all completely subjective) I just am sick of pictures of flowers, I have seen so many shots very similar to this, thousands of them, I just don't find them interesting and have started to despise them in a big way, Aesthetically, this is a good photo. But it's of a flower, so I hate it.

 

[Mike Lamb]

The blown out areas provide an explosiveness that I like but the lower middle right melts into an uninterestingness that drags on the whole image.

 

[KenC]

The composition, focus and color are all very nice indeed, but I have to agree with clarinet about the white areas.

 

[AlexColeman]

Echoing everyone else, the blown-out areas just kill it.

 

[NayLoMo6C]

I just am sick of pictures of flowers, I have seen so many shots very similar to this, thousands of them, I just don't find them interesting and have started to despise them in a big way, Aesthetically, this is a good photo. But it's of a flower, so I hate it.

I know what you mean. I'm starting to feel as if flowers are becoming something of a cliche in the world of photography, which is why i stray away from doing them. I still admire this shot though

and i sort of disagree with everyone else, the blown out bits actually gives the flower more of a high energy feel to it which i like. without it, it's just another flower pic..

 

[manaheim]

People have a tendency to see blown out areas as a final failing, but I did this one as a choice... sometimes folks don't like it or find it distracting or whatever, and that's cool, but sometimes I think it lends something.

Anyway... I actually AGREE on the flower shots. So laffles statements are really funny to me because I'm usually like "zzzzzzzzzz... it's a flower...who gives a crap?!" But I was interested to play with it and see what I could do that might be interesting, so here we are.

Thanks for the comments, everyone. Interesting discussion.

 

[clarinetJWD]

I'm not generally a blown out = bad type person. It does often add something to the composition, and it's a style that I do like, I just don't think this particular photo supports it as well as others might.

 

[manaheim]

I'm not generally a blown out = bad type person. It does often add something to the composition, and it's a style that I do like, I just don't think this particular photo supports it as well as others might.

I can respect that.

Thanks for the thoughtful comments.