Daffodil closeup

This was shot with a 105mm macro lens with a tripod. It was taken

late in the day with my wife standing over it to shade it from the

direct sun. I metered (center weighted) on the yellow center. The

overexposed outer petals was not intentional but I find I didn't mind

it too much later. I have the bad habit of not bracketing my shots and

so don't have any other exposures. There is more detail in the slide

than picked up by the desktop (with slide adapter) scanner that I

used. Any comments?

This is quite nice. Soft colors and light. I probably would have gone for a different crop--perhaps a little more space at the top for the image to breathe. I'd also get rid of the matte: it takes up space where a larger photo upload would allow closer inspection of your image.

I like the rich color of the center of this daffodil, amd also like the rule of thirds composition. It could be an even stronger photo, in my opinion, if the upper and lower edges of the yellow petals were included within the frame. More texture in the white petals would also be nice, but the dof here seems good to me for a macro shot. Good job!

Looks like you've started moving toward the "high key" type photo with this. Very light and bright and nice to see the burnt out edges. But I don't think it goes far enough. There's some detail, but not enough, there's some extreme over exposure, but not enough. But I'm not sure I either dislike or like it.

Haven't commented on this yet because I'm still a bit unsure what I think of it. I tend to agree with the comments about wanting a bit more of the whole blossom and a little more detail in the white portion ... or.... go in very tight and explore the detail of the orange center itself.

Hi Deepak...this is a nice, delicate closeup. When macro photos are taken of easily recognized subjects, sometimes for me confusion sets in and I lose the essence of the subject. This is the case with this picture. I don't recognize the characteristics of the flower which are unique to daffs.

The image has to stand on its own merit and in this case it is a pleasing,well exposed closeup.