Delicate is Our Fragile Ecosystemby
laugComment by CEJ: Hello from the Critique Club!
I have studied your image and have the following to offer:
Composition/perspective - this is a very busy photograph that a different perspective could have eliminated. Shooting down on the subject includes all the background which is distracting and your subject gets lost in all the clutter. Shooting from the side may have helped this. If the subject had been cut and placed on a solid background either through putting it in a glass or similar utensil it would have allowed the strength of the subject to come through. The subject is very centered. Cropping to put it off center would have helped.
Color - the colors of the blossoms and the gradients in the buds are very nice. They could have been a bit stronger. A boost to saturation and or contrast would have brought out more of the orange and made the subtle variations as well as the natural contrast between the green and orange a lot more prominent.
Lighting - appears to be only natural. A cloudy day? This is good though since the buds have a shiney surface and bright light would have caused glares and bright spots that would have ended up as distractions. But the lack of light makes the shot appear a little dark/gray. This may have been helped in post processing.
Challenge requirements - the subject certainly conveys a sense of delicacy, but the clutter around it takes some of that away. I really feel it could have been better portrayed as stated above.
Overall/my opinion - this shot certainly shows an ability to capture a concept. I think it falls short in the setting - busy, and the post processing (see above). Using the challenge title in your photo title takes away from the image and the sense of 'ecosystem' is not really portrayed by a single branch of a larger bush. I think this image demonstrates a lot of potential and I look forward to seeing your work as you progress.
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