Stargazers
by qbicle

Comment by rox_rox:
I think this is quite an improvement over the first two you posted. Flowers, like this, are challenging because it takes a long focal length to get everything into focus. The Stamens are OOF, but other areas look pretty good, to me. You might try closing down the aperture a bit more to get a bigger focal length. I think you should be able to do this and still have the blurred BG.

Good lighting is a huge part of image quality. Direct light can cause a loss of detail that exacerbates focusing issues. I'd love to see what you could get shooting this flower with softer light and perhaps a reflector. I'm not much help because I use natural light, exclusively and don't have much experience.

Edit to add: I think a less centered composition might give it a boost, too.

Message edited by author 2006-07-24 16:22:55.

sunlight.JPG
by qbicle

Comment by darnok:
The noise can be cleaned up with noise reduction software. An agressive curves adjustment will increase the contrast for you (s-curve). You might also want to take the forground into silloutte. I would clone the church spire out. You can also play with Hue/Saturation and maybe Colour Balance adjustment layers to give the colout more impact.

trail.JPEG
by qbicle

Comment by naturegrrl:
I love it!

tree2.JPG
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Comment by Jutilda:
Great sky and clouds. I like the bare " fingers " of the tree branches reaching up to grab it. Nice perspective on this one.

daisy
by qbicle

Comment by madison461:
Nice!

daisy
by qbicle

Comment by THEOLDGEEZER:
JUST THE RIGHT AMOUNT OF COLOR TO MAKE IT STAND OUT. I LIKE IT!

daisy
by qbicle

Comment by kellielockhart:
beautiful

daisy
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Comment by pcarpi:
it looks like you might have saved for web or some other downgrading of quality that leads to sharp transitioning of the white background. I be the original looks fantastic!

daisy
by qbicle

Comment by secondglantz:
The green and yellow draws you in and the contrast between the flower and background is excellent.

daisy
by qbicle

Comment by gurlwithapen:
i really like the daisy being off-center. great shot! 7.