flowers & nature "Where It All Begins"

Of the three, this is my personal favorite.

A whole new world! Amazing detail, wonderful composition too. The fall off of the flash on the petals creates softness, I really like that!

Very nice! I can't help but think this is probably tack sharp on the original. This color tends to upload a bit soft on PN. (Viewing larger helps).

I agree with Howard. F8 seems to be about perfect here. This is what i was trying to spit out on the other image Wilson. The lens seems to work best as a semi macro? The beauty of the petal flow really brings this to another dimension. 7/7

Feedback is welcome.

I love the composition. Offsetting the center of the flowers with the petals and leaves in the background adds up to an excellent photo. I would, however, have preferred to see the leading(if not all) of the anthers to be sharp. You focused on the pistil and,as a result, the foreground and back anthers are not as sharp as they could be.

HOWARD: Glad you like this.

 

JAYME: Good point about the side light fall off giving depth. Thanks.

 

KIM: Thanks for your observation!

 

PAUL: Thanks for the analysis. This was actually with the 2xTC.

 

DAVID: Certainly appreciate the tip. I'll keep that in mind about focusing a bit forward with smaller aperture and will try to keep them all sharp.

 

Wilson

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Can you tell that I'm trying to catch up!? :-) But I'm sorry that I missed this one. It's gorgeous. I love flower images that are way off center. The detail in this ... and the gorgeous colors ... have me, hook, line and sinker!! :-)