Daffodils Looming Late

Comments, ratings appreciated on this black and white shot. I was out

shooting some other stuff when I noticed these daffodils. Tried to

get an interesting angle on them. Used very shallow depth of field.

Interested in comments especially on composition and b&w tones.

Thanks.

The flowers don't stand out enough from the background. Perhaps if more of them were in bloom or maybe use of color would help distinguish your subject from the background. That's a thought... can you colorize that one bloom yellow? I don't know how to do that but I've seen it done before in other photos with good results.

Even with the shallow DOF, I still find the lines of the trees in the background distracting. How do you like this cropped version instead?

 

I do like the B&W and the daffs.

I kinda like it Robert.. personally I would have dodged the trees down a bit and gone for bit more contrast. I think the composition is pretty good though.

I like the composition and you did a good job of comming up with an interesting angle. There isn't enough contrast though. Since you did this at home, I think I would try the following.

 

1. Dodge the high background. Darken it up to provide the needed contrast.

 

2. I think I might experiment with dodging the main flower just a touch to soften it a little.

 

I don't particularly like the cropped version posted. The print needs the high background, it just needs to be darker.

I cant add anything constructive that has not been said. But I dont think all the flowers need to be open in fact the singleton open flower is interesting.