soft rose

Cropping is sometimes the only solution, at least it is the easiest! Nice tender flower is what has left!

Best regards Beth!

PDE

Thanks Pierre. My intentions are to do a series of extreme crops. I like the dramatic effect is produces. Works on some photos, others not.

Beth, 

I understand the "crop for effect".

However, the soft rose is not well focused.  I know roses can appear very soft and are often that way in nature, but there are no components in this image that show a good point of focus.

Now , if you used a filter for this effect, I can understand the results.

Also, having some points with in the image, like a branch or stem that is sharp, will help emphasize how soft the rose really is.

last point, I would suggest uploading a larger size image, like 768X1024, such that the image can be enlarged.

I would crop a bit off the top, too.

Nice colors.

Best Regards,

Mike

Mike, thanks for your critique. Actually I did soften it purposely using DreamySuite because I like the effect.

And I'm embarrassed to admit I didn't know it was acceptable to upload larger sizes. I've often wondered how some photos can be clicked on and enlarged....shows my amateur status. Thanks again.