fuschia bud

[Lady Pitstop]

Not sure about this one - is it a bit sparse??

C&C welcome!:)

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/gallery/data/500/fuschia_bud.jpg

[Messiah Khan]

Doesn't work for me im afraid lass. As you say, its a bit sparse and the composition doesn't do it for me. I also think the lighting is a bit too hard and cold.

[h.r.ford]

I think a shallower depth of field and a different background may have done it a bit better. Good on ya for trying though.

[moomike]

Gonna have to agree with MK on this one Lady, think you have a bit too much black space & the composition isn't quite there, not a bad shot by any means but I've seen you do much better :thumbs:
I do however like the lighting & the colouring on the leaves, just not sure that the subject shows it to its best effect.

[Lady Pitstop]

thanks folks for the comments

I did think it was a bit sparse and black - but I liked the way the light was coming through the leaves.

what sort of background would be better - a more natural one perhaps?? any tips and suggestions are gratefully received:)

bloody frustrating this photography lark:bang: especially when you really don't have a clue what you're doing LOL!!!!

[Sharkey]

Lady ! I like it 'so there'. Spars or not there is a lot to be said by 'less is more'. Stark, hard, etc. can be seen on more than one way. So. If you got what you intended, fine by me!

[AndyBorzi]

I also quite like it!

The guys who have commented on the composition, how would you have composed it? I can't see anything wrong with it myself, but I'd be interested to know how you would have composed it?

[Messiah Khan]

I would have had the stem coming in from nearer the bottom corner, and the leaves/flower positioned higher in the frame. I also think a slightly tighter crop would have helped to reduce some of the blackness. As for the background, I really don't mind the black, its just that there is too much of it. Although it might be worth seeing what a dark green background would look like

[AndyBorzi]

Ah, ok, I see where you are coming from now.

[Sharkey]

Due to the web dying on me my contribution will follow.

[Sharkey]

So basically the image (if I have done it right) fits 5x4 pretty good. The magic (publishable) 5x4! Pretty simple really! As I said good image.




http://web.mac.com/sharkeyward/iWeb/Site/Uploaded_files/fuschia_bud.jpg

[Gandhi]

^^bugger them^^

I like it the way it is, save a little crop to get rid excess baggage. Nice backlighting and a good colour contrast make it sing.

Bloody philistines ;)

[Gandhi]

Did you mean more like this MK?

http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/gallery/data/995/fuschia_bud1.jpg

[Lady Pitstop]

Thanks to those who liked it the way it was:lol: :lol:

and thanks to everyone who took the time to comment, the only way to learn is to take on board the opinions and ideas of others as well as your own input.:D