Up Close and Personal

[Gem]

Took a few more (yesterday? day before?) during daylight. Here's the series:

[GregL]

Gem. I really love the third one. Love the colour, the composition and the depth of field. The only minor comment I would make is that there is a stray bit of flower on the right edge about half way up that looks bit like a scratch on a negative (actually I think it would have to be a scratch on a positive to get it white )

Good work.

[JAS_Photo]

I especially like the first one! It is definately a frills shot. The gerberra is great too. It has vibrant color and the tiny flower within a flower makes it a great subject. First and third flowers have WoW factor for me. Lol, I am a sucker for flower photos anyway.

[AntZ]

Agree with GregL, Number 3 is great. I noticed the stray thread too. Might be able to remove it in pp.
Number 1 is very good too, I like the detail, it is just that pink is not my colour.
A crop will help #2. The depth of field is good, but there are a few distractions that could be cropped out(especially the bottom right). That would increase the focus on the main flower.

[Marko]

First and third are really nice 3Rd is my fave with its cool perspective and interesting composition. I might clone out some of the 'strayer' parts.
Shot 1 is also very strong though it looks like it could use some more sharpness. The left edge could also benefit from some burning in, especially the left top corner.
Hope that helps - marko

[Gem]

Mmm, yeah I thought #1 was soft but I didn't want to sharpen it because I was afraid the noise would increase. But it doesn't look so bad now that I've done it; I actually think the noise adds to it. And for #3, I cloned out all the "stray" parts, so it looks a bit more cleaned up.

Antz, I've tried cropping #2 but can't seem to find one that works? Did you have a particular crop in mind?

Thanks for the feedback, it's always appreciated!

[AntZ]

Antz, I've tried cropping #2 but can't seem to find one that works? Did you have a particular crop in mind?

OK the the crop had to be savage, and was not so easy, but I ended up with this. The brown on the bud to the bottom left of the flower detract a little from it.

[Greg_Nuspel]

I love the somewhat abstract feel of the first one, you can get lost exploring the image (this is a good thing). So many lines pulling your eye around the image.

[Gem]

Thanks, Greg.

Antz, I'll definitely keep that crop in mind. I'm on the fence with that one, right now. Thanks, though!

ETA: Okay, so I played around with the crop a little. And I think this portrait style works better. Comments?

[AntZ]

That is an even more savage crop. but it definately puts more focus on the main flower.