flowers ii Time is over

Very nice work with beautiful lighting, Museeb!

Museeb The flower, background and general pastel colors are very appealing. It is really lovely. I am disappointed that the rates are so low but that is nothing new at PN these days.  I have my own troubles since many of the people with whom I interface at PN  don`t rate my images. In some cases it takes only one comment on my image that is constructive that allows me to grow as a photographer. It is indeed troubling to see so many `beautiful`comments on an image only to have it rated in an average way. 

On this image and IMHO, there is nothing wrong with it technically - in fact it is very good.  From an aesthetic perspective, I find the green stalk that leads up to the upper left corner is distracting and it also blocks part of the flower. As a minimum, i would have pulled the flower with the pink flower in front of the green stalk. Even better would be to find another flower where there was no other stalk intruding and this is not always possible.

I hope you found the comment helpful since this is what i intended.

I look forward to your visits,

Thanks and all the very best,

A great find (always available if one is really looking).  It comes to my screen a bit subdued and the artist in me would bump up the contrast a tad.  Your mileage may vary.  Tony makes a valid point about the green stalk though it would depend on how much of a purist you are.  Everyone is different and it may go against your grain to do such a manipulation.  Most, including me, would respect that approach, limiting our manipulation to removing any debris not naturally part of the scene.  Your wide aperture renders the background soft which aids in keeping the emphasis on your subject, an excellent technique.  Always a treat to view your latest. Further to Tony's remarks on ratings, I feel much more is learned from a comment than a rating in isolation.  Together they are usually of some value.  I never seek ratings and rarely give them, preferring instead, to make my thoughts known via text.  But again, that's just me.   Best, LM.