natural back lighting
by steveh552

Comment by Melethia:
Backlit, but not especially interesting subject matter. Maybe if it were at an angle?

natural back lighting
by steveh552

Comment by bigpink:
slightly at an angle and a wee bit small. ;-) But fun idea and interesting subject!

natural back lighting
by steveh552

Comment by KHolt:
I'd prefer to see this rotated to get the true effect of the square shapes. It would also be nice if the three columns became more highlighted by the backlighting, looks like a dreary day outside!

First spring bloom
by steveh552

Comment by kiwiness:
Critique Club:

Hi Steve. First of all congratulations on your first submission to DPC. Your flower macro is very colorful and, like I mentioned in my comment below, the yellow, brown and reds complement each other very well.

The composition: I would have done one of two things here. 1) I would have either cropped out the top left hand corner, or moved in more to fill the whole frame with flower and also adjusted the focus to get a sharp detailed pic or, 2) Moved out a little to get the whole flower in the frame complete with its outlines and a uniform background all around the sides. The DOF is good so I would have prefered the second alternative.

I am looking forward to seeing more work from you in the near future.

Gary

First spring bloom
by steveh552

Comment by moono:
bright! Sunglasses please... nice

First spring bloom
by steveh552

Comment by zeuszen:
Not sure about the background. Would like to see a bit more petal definition...

First spring bloom
by steveh552

Comment by bgmorris:
good overexposure effect, but would still like to see a little more detail in petals

First spring bloom
by steveh552

Comment by inspzil:
Looks like a pansy. Maybe a little too tight. The focus is on the things in the middle and the outside of the flower is blurry. Good colors but it needs to be a little clearer

First spring bloom
by steveh552

Comment by kiwiness:
Wow impact! That yellow is very strong, it works! The brown and red complement the yellow perfectly, good shot. My only nit pick is that the background in the top left hand corner tends to pull my eyes over in that direction.

First spring bloom
by steveh552

Comment by DennisF:
This might have worked if the background on the left had been cropped out. Then it would have been a pretty good abstract with a field of yellow with the red and black highlights and lighter shade of yellow. As it is, it comes off as an out of focus flower.