Your Creative Flower Shots

[anvancy-(macro analyst)]

Colorful shots everybody!

Anvancy

[ashishtamhane]

/\ Nice shot there... just wish it was a click or two lower on the color saturation:)

Thank you!

Believe it or not, the colors are SOOC in Vivid +2 saturation mode. I kind of like rich saturation photos that are more oriented towards the Art side rather then the Reality side.

I am planning of making that my style.

Here's one from my side...


That is an unbelievable photo! But I would have preferred a simple border then the one currently used.

[KrishnenduKes]

Sula Vineyards, Nasik.

Nice one there.

Here's one from my side...


Typical Vicky shot! :)

[ashishtamhane]

Nice one there.


Thank you!

http://www.thephotographer.in/galleries/data/500/RAW_YellowFlower.jpg


Shot in RAW, processed in Lightroom and converted to Jpeg.

[hensil]

Thank you!



Shot in RAW, processed in Lightroom and converted to Jpeg.

Ashish,
I don't know which flower is this but there are many flaws in your picture. It is lacking in composition, it has blur due to shake, the processing is not good.
I wish to start a tutorials in Lightroom for beginners but unfortunately don't have that much time. If somebody takes the imitative I will definitely contribute.
Since you are shooting Nikon I would recommend you process your raw pictures in Nikon View NX which is free. And then if you can get Capture NX (not free) it would be best for Nikon cameras.
Henry

[ashishtamhane]

Ashish,
I don't know which flower is this but there are many flaws in your picture. It is lacking in composition, it has blur due to shake, the processing is not good.


Since you are shooting Nikon I would recommend you process your raw pictures in Nikon View NX which is free. And then if you can get Capture NX (not free) it would be best for Nikon cameras.
Henry

Its a Hibiscus flower. Hand shake blur is something that I am working on but is the blur too much in this photo? The Focus is on the drop situated on the middle top part of the flower.

I liked this composition with the central part of the flower placed off center.

This is the first time that I tried Lightroom so i must have gone overboard with the processing!

Thanks for the CnC.:)

[ashishtamhane]

http://www.thephotographer.in/galleries/data/500/BlackWhiteFlower.jpg

Here is another one from the same series but processed differently.

[hensil]

Here is another one from the same series but processed differently.

I like this. Very creative. But why keep so much of black bg? Did you try cropping?
Henry

[hensil]

http://www.henrydsilva.com/photogallery/main.php?g2_view=core.DownloadItem&g2_itemId=2346&g2_serialNumber=1

Camera Maker: NIKON CORPORATION
Camera Model: NIKON D300
Lens: 200.0 mm f/4.0
Image Date: 2008-02-21 23:05:51 +0400
Focal Length: 200.0mm (35mm equivalent: 300mm)
Focus Distance: 0.56m
Aperture: f/22.0
Exposure Time: 0.0050 s (1/200)
ISO equiv: 200
Exposure Bias: none
Metering Mode: Matrix
Exposure: Manual
Exposure Mode: Manual
White Balance: Auto
Light Source: Unknown
Flash Fired: Yes (enforced, return light not detected)
GPS Coordinate: undefined, undefined
Photographer: Henry D'Silva
Copyright: henrydsilva
Title: Flowers
Caption: Macro
Comment: (c)Henry D'Silva

[ashishtamhane]

Title: Flowers
Caption: Macro


So now I know how to shoot flowers!

I like this. Very creative. But why keep so much of black bg? Did you try cropping?
Henry

It is already cropped! :o

I kept the dark background to create balance in the photo.

[anirban]

This one was taken by my father, with his phone:). Since he will not (and cannot!) post here, I felt I should do the needful! Absolutely no PP.

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-esfVKb9A35c/ThM8gRYG0kI/AAAAAAAAAZg/LeWCzDe8kQM/s1600/Photo0069.jpg

Sorry for posting such a large image, but a smaller one cannot do justice I feel.

[Xavier]

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-868z-GKYWlM/ThRBpkSvVlI/AAAAAAAAA0Q/wd_49VTvoCU/s1600/IMG_894311.jpg

[anirban]

Among my first flower shots with my new camera:

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Y27I7YPzDLE/ThflS8Yf5pI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/M286eFoHUzk/s640/opti2.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-KmZak7iGSs0/ThflVpDbw3I/AAAAAAAAAZ8/umdWblIf3Q0/s640/IMG_00882.jpg

[anirban]

One more for today. These are wild flowers.
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-vVVjNyKe15c/ThlphjMtjmI/AAAAAAAAAaI/leeAWHJCYGA/s1600/IMG_0562.jpg

[amvj]

^ It's a Lantana. Overexposed (white) and it is not properly sharp.

[ashishtamhane]

[QUOTE=anirban;26597]One more for today. These are wild flowers.

The flower is not quite sharp Anirban. Shooting in Macro mode will require a very steady hand.

Just a hint of under-exposure would have helped you get some good colors SOOC. Use the Histogram feature in your camera to check the exposure. Ensure that the graph does not hit the extreme right side. If the graph is hitting the extreme right side then the photo is getting over-exposed.

[anirban]

Thanks for the critique guys, I'll keep trying harder.

[hensil]

Among my first flower shots with my new camera:

https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-Y27I7YPzDLE/ThflS8Yf5pI/AAAAAAAAAZ4/M286eFoHUzk/s640/opti2.jpg

https://lh5.googleusercontent.com/-KmZak7iGSs0/ThflVpDbw3I/AAAAAAAAAZ8/umdWblIf3Q0/s640/IMG_00882.jpg

Hi Anirban,
Look at both the flowers pictures, the colour in the second one is not proper. I guess the camera auto balance missed out. If you are shooting in raw (provided your camera has that feature) you can correct the white balance while processing.
All the best for your new camera. BTW which camera have you bought?
Henry

[hensil]

One more for today. These are wild flowers.


As AMVJ pointed the picture is not in focus. It could be for 2 reason.
One, you did not focus it properly or second you were outside the focusing range of your lens (very close).
Can you post the exif data with your pictures so that we can help you in learning the technicalities of photography?
Henry

[anirban]

Hi Anirban,
Look at both the flowers pictures, the colour in the second one is not proper. I guess the camera auto balance missed out. If you are shooting in raw (provided your camera has that feature) you can correct the white balance while processing.
All the best for your new camera. BTW which camera have you bought?
Henry

I had shot the second one in "Super Vivid" mode, the colour of the flower is actually that vibrant. So the white balance is wrong. Could you please tell me how do I correct it in Photshop?
I've got a very simple P&S, Canon A800. It does not allow RAW.

EDIT: Here is the exif
Shot 1: f/3.0, 1/125s, ISO 100 @ 39mm(film equivalent)
Shot 2: f/3.0, 1/60s, ISO 100 @ 39mm
Shot 3: f/3.0, 1/800s, ISO 100 @ 39mm

[amvj]

Set you camera with the following settings:

Image quality: Set image quality to "Fine" from "normal"

Colour : Standard (Don't set vivid or other settings, you can enhance / saturate the colour later in photoshop or lightroom)

Don't use in-camera B&W or Sepia settings they could degrade the image quality. Take a "standard" photograph and then enhance it with photoshop.

Make sure to use "Macro" mode for close up objects. White flowers are always difficult to shoot. While shooting them, reduce the exposure (Exposure compensation) by -1/3, -2/3 or -1 - this depends on the lighting conditions. You can also use lightroom "Recovery" slider to suppress over exposure parts of the photo and you get more details.

[srikeerthi]

Water lily shot in Singapore

http://jeetenge.com/photography/var/resizes/srikeerthi/Photostream/July2011/IMG_5421-Edit.jpg

[ashishtamhane]

Water lily shot in Singapore



Very nice shot there!

[ashishtamhane]

http://www.thephotographer.in/galleries/data/590/PlotFlowerSlant.jpg

Some wild flowers in an empty plot post rains.

[ashishtamhane]

http://www.thephotographer.in/galleries/data/590/WetFlower.jpg

Something refreshing about this...

[anirban]

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-YzkZ836SdOg/Ti5L8I6YI3I/AAAAAAAAAbs/jc0rJcZUA5o/s1600/flo.jpg
I keep feeling this could be better...:(

[amanomics]

http://imgthumb01a.zoomin.com/1312392902/796740898_g.jpg

[anirban]

Another lantana, this time a of a slightly different type:
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-US8moFUJ9HQ/TjrFrBnvj3I/AAAAAAAAAdM/UbFllswos9g/s1600/upload.jpg

[KrishnenduKes]

Water lily shot in Singapore



Good shot sksy! :)

[ashishtamhane]

http://www.thephotographer.in/galleries/data/590/FlowerAgainstGreenCloseUp.jpg


You will find lots of these in my garden, come home anytime! ;)

[ashishtamhane]

http://www.thephotographer.in/galleries/data/590/YellowFlowerBleach.jpg

Some guests on the flower. Please overlook that obvious distraction in the middle.. :O

[mohit_k]

NIKON D60
Lens 18.0-55.0 mm f/3.5-5.6
Handheld.


http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6082/6097513840_361ce322a3_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mohit_k/6097513840/)
Lotus (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mohit_k/6097513840/) by mohit_k (http://www.flickr.com/people/mohit_k/), on Flickr

[KrishnenduKes]

NIKON D60
Lens 18.0-55.0 mm f/3.5-5.6
Handheld.


That is a decent lotus.

Though higher details would have been appreciated more.

[mohit_k]

That is a decent lotus.

Though higher details would have been appreciated more.

Thanks for the comment. Appreciate it.

[KrishnenduKes]

Some guests on the flower. Please overlook that obvious distraction in the middle.. :O

I just noticed that your shot is taken at ISO400. At that ISO normally one should not get that much grain! Did you boost the noise?

[anirban]

Should I spill the beans about your shot, ashish, or will you do it yourself? ;)

[ashishtamhane]

I just noticed that your shot is taken at ISO400. At that ISO normally one should not get that much grain! Did you boost the noise?

Yes! Lightroom! :D

I am trying to get a Film type processing look.

[hitanshu]

You basically oversharpened/played with the sharpening settings or what?

[ashishtamhane]

You basically oversharpened/played with the sharpening settings or what?

No I never touched the sharpness setting here.

Using the Sharpness setting to get some Grain is a sure-shot way to destroy your beautiful photo. Photos that are over-sharped don't look natural in the sense that there is a weird type of Halo around the edges. Also that 'Noise' looks more like computer generated.

In Lightroom, there is an explicit control for Grain. It can control the Amount of Grain, the Size and the Roughness. You can get a high amount of control over the grain by using this control plus this Grain looks more natural. I have used this over the photo above.

Another way to get some good quality Grain is to use High ISOs even in good light.

[Abru]

Ashish: liked the processing... Its different.

Mohit: nice flower... Like the color.. I would have composed the shot with the flower a little off center... :)

Here's one from me...

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6199/6098607658_e1cb6e60f2_b.jpg

[mohit_k]

Ashish: liked the processing... Its different.

Mohit: nice flower... Like the color.. I would have composed the shot with the flower a little off center... :)

Here's one from me...


Abru: Thanks. I tend to forget the rule of thirds just when i am looking through the view finder. I see that in your shot you do good justice to it. The orange background in your shot is really working out well.

[mohit_k]

Here is one more from my end. I am more proud of the effort than the photo.

History -> This shot is taken with a 50 mm f/1.8 lens using a D60 with manual focus at Delhi Photofair 2011. Cropped/rotated using LR. The challenging part of the shot was to take it with people elbowing you and having to manually focus in the chaos of the photofair.
The lighting setup was good but as soon as I had the shot ready somebody would tug my bag. Well I got something in the end.

BTW to me the shot is a bit over exposed and lacks focus due to f/1.8 but I thought I'd share it anyways.

http://farm3.static.flickr.com/2679/5845919075_0407864656_b.jpg (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mohit_k/5845919075/)
Untitled (http://www.flickr.com/photos/mohit_k/5845919075/) by mohit_k (http://www.flickr.com/people/mohit_k/), on Flickr

[KrishnenduKes]

Here's one from me...



Nice one from you again Abru. :)

Here is one more from my end. I am more proud of the effort than the photo.



I would not say that this is the shot of the century Mohit. But seeing the effort, thanks for sharing. :)

[ashishtamhane]

Ashish: liked the processing... Its different.

Here's one from me...


Vibrant shot but what's with the black bars?

[ashishtamhane]

Here is one more from my end. I am more proud of the effort than the photo.



Looking like a studio shot!

[KrishnenduKes]

Vibrant shot but what's with the black bars?

I don't see any bars!

[ashishtamhane]

I don't see any bars!

But I am still seeing them! Anyway let it be, the photo is still good! :p

[Nakul]

I don't see any bars!

Phew ! I thought I was the only one who didn't see any bars

[Devaiah PA]

Ashish: liked the processing... Its different.

Mohit: nice flower... Like the color.. I would have composed the shot with the flower a little off center... :)

Here's one from me...


Good print material

[Abru]

Abru: Thanks. I tend to forget the rule of thirds just when i am looking through the view finder. I see that in your shot you do good justice to it. The orange background in your shot is really working out well.

Even I was like that earlier... Now after reading a lot about these in our forum and other websites, I try to implement all these... :)

The orange background is another flower...

About your pic, I feel that the DOF is very shallow for a subject like this...

Considering the location and the chaos, nice effort though...

Nice one from you again Abru. :)



Thanks KrishnenduKes... Good to hear this from someone who I consider as one of the best photographers of the group...

Vibrant shot but what's with the black bars?

Thanks. The "Black Bars" are the border/frame... :p

For my shots which is in a 16:9 kind of format, I like this kind of a border and for 4:3 or vertical shots, I give white or black thin border which goes around the pic(There are exceptions too)....

Just my style.. thats all about it...

I think Krishnendukes and Nakul are not noticing the black bars because they dont find it distracting... Or... They are thinking about the Flower pot snap from Mohit... Or... We are looking at a new type of Eye problem.. :)

Good print material

Thanks devaiah...

Plz keep me posted about your workshops in B'lore. I'd love to attend but I will have to plan early as my offs are not fixed (Keeps changing every month, between Fri & Sat / Sun & Mon) :)

[KrishnenduKes]

Thanks. The "Black Bars" are the border/frame... :p



Now I noticed the "Black Bars"!

Boy, I thought I was really not seeing things!!!

[ashishtamhane]

Thanks. The "Black Bars" are the border/frame... :p

For my shots which is in a 16:9 kind of format, I like this kind of a border and for 4:3 or vertical shots, I give white or black thin border which goes around the pic(There are exceptions too)....

Just my style.. thats all about it...

I think Krishnendukes and Nakul are not noticing the black bars because they dont find it distracting... Or... They are thinking about the Flower pot snap from Mohit... Or... We are looking at a new type of Eye problem.. :)


Those are borders! :eek:

[anirban]

Déja vu
Initially meant as a wallpaper
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-82a-rwXlBuI/TpBpo8aOE6I/AAAAAAAAAuU/VEqrzlmHN5M/s640/IMG_0974.JPG

[sandeep_141]

http://www.thephotographer.in/darkroom/attachment.php?attachmentid=2460&stc=1&d=1318094841

1 from my side :)

[ashishtamhane]

Déja vu
Initially meant as a wallpaper


Initially? What happened then? Beautiful shot by the way.



1 from my side :)

Good shot there too. Which flower is this?

[Vicky]

Déja vu
Initially meant as a wallpaper
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-82a-rwXlBuI/TpBpo8aOE6I/AAAAAAAAAuU/VEqrzlmHN5M/s640/IMG_0974.JPG

love this one... would like to see this in wallpaper size!

[anirban]

Initially? What happened then? Beautiful shot by the way.

Good shot there too. Which flower is this?

I forgot all about it after I had shot it. Didn't convert it to a wallpaper as planned! :D Thanks!
Sandeep's shot looks like a spider lily

love this one... would like to see this in wallpaper size!

Thank you sir! You can view it in 1024x768 here (http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-82a-rwXlBuI/TpBpo8aOE6I/AAAAAAAAAuU/VEqrzlmHN5M/s1600/IMG_0974.JPG) There is another similar one here (http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Nioxd6HyYao/TkYUk5mf0uI/AAAAAAAAAgU/trkX34DqcNE/s1600/001.jpg) but not of wallpaper size.

[powerslave]

Déja vu
Initially meant as a wallpaper
https://lh6.googleusercontent.com/-82a-rwXlBuI/TpBpo8aOE6I/AAAAAAAAAuU/VEqrzlmHN5M/s640/IMG_0974.JPG

That's a really good shot anirban.

[KrishnenduKes]

love this one... would like to see this in wallpaper size!

That's a really good shot anirban.

I agree too! (Better than your Durga shots! :D :D)

[anirban]

That's a really good shot anirban.
Thank you!
I agree too! (Better than your Durga shots! :D :D)
Touché sir! :)

[anirban]

Couldn't resist sharing one more for today!
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-tc0d6NCvYMM/TpFrTXXe0sI/AAAAAAAAAuY/o9ntczKi-WA/s1600/IMG_1011.JPG

[Devaiah PA]

Messenger of Love

Back lighting shot ... Nothing creative..

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6170/6226041850_337fb1876c_b.jpg

[KrishnenduKes]

Couldn't resist sharing one more for today!


Nothing great. But certainly looks radiant to me!

Messenger of Love

Back lighting shot ... Nothing creative..



Very good shot Dev. Excellent colours, good lighting...

However I would have cropped out a good part from below.

[ashishtamhane]

Very good shot Dev. Excellent colours, good lighting...


I second the above statement.

[sandeep_141]

@Ashish- Sorry but i dont know which flower it is :D i guess some kind of lilly..not sure though :P

[anirban]

Nothing great. But certainly looks radiant to me!
.

Loved the colours, SOOC, so posted.

@Ashish- Sorry but i dont know which flower it is :D i guess some kind of lilly..not sure though :P

That is a spider lily :)

One more for today. Dug this out from the archives. This time, Déjà vu!
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-yfD0evTxvzU/TpMaqd-DhFI/AAAAAAAAAuk/_abmg8HmtEU/s1600/IMG_1154.JPG

[sandeep_141]

@Anirban- thanks for the info :) next time when sme1 asks abt it, this will surely help :)

[Devaiah PA]

Loved the colours, SOOC, so posted.

One more for today. Dug this out from the archives. This time, Déjà vu!


All your flower photos are taken from the same perspective..... It looks flat... There is no depth to visualize in 3D

[anirban]

All your flower photos are taken from the same perspective..... It looks flat... There is no depth to visualize in 3D

Thank you for pointing that out Sir. Yes, I had made quite a few mistakes that day when I got framing and composition wrong in almost all my photos. It was later that I realised that I should have tried something different.

[kaushik07]

i doubt does it even qualify ?????

http://a5.sphotos.ak.fbcdn.net/hphotos-ak-ash4/298589_10150382094831885_515036884_10498052_257969 469_n.jpg

[KrishnenduKes]

i doubt does it even qualify ?????



It does. But is it in focus?

[kaushik07]

It does. But is it in focus?

Ummmm yeah now even i doubt it :)..thankyou KenDa for pointing it out

[Devaiah PA]

There is never end of the world. Nature has it own plan - Replacements

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6098/6269432175_52eed106a0_b.jpg

[ashishtamhane]

http://www.thephotographer.in/galleries/data/590/DualFlowers.jpg

Just another flower shot

[rajr]

http://farm7.static.flickr.com/6215/6336964366_67954f9ac1_z.jpg

[ashishtamhane]

@Rajr:

That is one beautiful flower shot!

[KrishnenduKes]

Beautiful backlit shot Raj.

[Devaiah PA]

Raj,

That was good use of light to bring out the colors

[nelson_sanjoy]

Really good shot RajR

Some old collections from my side ...
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6115/6411005723_2740459d23_z_d.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7169/6410993843_5ac9910f41_z_d.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7003/6410890377_6d85619a20_z_d.jpg

http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6114/6410883147_4899ab37d7_z_d.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7150/6410876423_1b8bdf3c49_z_d.jpg

Using Raynox...
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7026/6410866575_f270e69f7e_z_d.jpg
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7165/6410859143_d0ca8de952_z_d.jpg


C&C welcome...

[anirban]

Trying really hard these days...sadly, not getting satisfactory results :(
Anyway, one from my latest efforts:
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7008/6426222713_3ece0a0088_z.jpg

[KrishnenduKes]

Trying really hard these days...sadly, not getting satisfactory results :(


You are trying too hard.

[ashishtamhane]

http://www.thephotographer.in/galleries/data/590/FlowerCloseUpNH.jpg

[Devaiah PA]

Rose
http://farm7.staticflickr.com/6212/6269958946_70ab9009aa_b.jpg

[KrishnenduKes]

Beautiful shot Ashish.

[ashishtamhane]

Beautiful shot Ashish.

Thank you!

[anirban]

Sharing space...
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-TLoCaDxi2cE/TwK85Qukp1I/AAAAAAAAA4M/JOLS7muBF7M/s640/IMG_3638_2.JPG

[anirban]

http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-FY2WUs0BAUw/Twqn1V-zuJI/AAAAAAAAA4c/FMgcH7ebqlM/s640/IMG_3766.JPG

A mustard flower growing in my garden. This is about as much bokeh I'll get at f/3.0.

I don't know why on earth I recalled Mahie Gill running through vast mustard fields in the movie Dev D while shooting this!!

[Devaiah PA]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7030/6742296457_7ca1b45b32_b.jpg

[rajr]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7032/6755806579_dbe5542a3b_b.jpg

[rajr]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7010/6830995369_dbf13423e8_b.jpg

[Cyclops]

Happy Women's Day to all the female photographers out here:

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7046/6815895256_87540f9ed7_b.jpg

P.S.: This is neither a creative flower shot, nor am I good at shooting flowers. So, don't sharpen ya knives & pounce on ma jugular...

[Avinash_A]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7194/6954079427_ece4c1c9c1_b.jpg

[ashishtamhane]

P.S.: This is neither a creative flower shot, nor am I good at shooting flowers. So, don't sharpen ya knives & pounce on ma jugular...

I like the smooth blurring of the background there.

@Avinash:

Those petals are so detailed!

[KrishnenduKes]

Happy Women's Day to all the female photographers out here:

P.S.: This is neither a creative flower shot, nor am I good at shooting flowers. So, don't sharpen ya knives & pounce on ma jugular...

This is a very good shot! I am not pouncing on ya jugular!!! :D

[amvj]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7180/6875009070_f1184999e5_o.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7068/7021113595_1dacee18ae_o.jpg

[amvj]

Posting some more..

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7278/6888164252_7d00c813d7_o.jpg

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7106/7034255967_f8f6e8a0d5_o.jpg

[KrishnenduKes]

Posting some more..



Good to see that you are really shooting these days Gokul.

Though I am not saying that whatever you are shooting is excellent. But do continue. You will get better.

[rajr]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7084/7127668039_21639c05ff_c.jpg

[amvj]

Good to see that you are really shooting these days Gokul.

Though I am not saying that whatever you are shooting is excellent. But do continue. You will get better.

Thank you Ken. Your comments are really encouraging. That is a vital element for anyone to continue their hobby with enthusiasm. :)

[ashishtamhane]

@Rajr:

Thats one smoothing shot there!

[anirban]

Long time since I last shot flowers..
http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7280/6985604928_57e0ca194c_z.jpg

[KrishnenduKes]

Long time since I last shot flowers..


Not your usual standards.

[anirban]

Not your usual standards.

Where did I mess up? :D

[KrishnenduKes]

Where did I mess up? :D

I don't know.

I didn't like it.

Maybe it is good.

But I do not like it! :D :D

[ashishtamhane]

Long time since I last shot flowers..


Pretty good for me, but i think you are focusing too close? Did you use the Macro mode?

[anvancy-(macro analyst)]

the reason is the focus is on the outermost part of the petals and not the center of the flower.

Anvancy

[anirban]

I don't know.

I didn't like it.

Maybe it is good.

But I do not like it! :D :D

The bar has been set higher for me! :D

Pretty good for me, but i think you are focusing too close? Did you use the Macro mode?

Yes I did. That background blur is not Photoshopped! :D

the reason is the focus is on the outermost part of the petals and not the center of the flower.

Anvancy

Now that I scrutinize it, I agree. Could have tried Focus Lock-recompose I think...

[rajr]

http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7192/7138159929_5c3f56bc2a_z.jpg