Flower

[kat]

Critique away please. I like this photo but at the same time I don't and can't quite figure out why.

[Marko]

I like this shot and the use of space, just lovely.
To improve I might suggest a 3% burn if the bright spot at top left in the flower has detail in the raw file. I might also suggest making the yellowy tip brighter/contrastier and a bit sharper.
This shot would also work as a cropped vertical imo.
Hope that helps
Marko

[Greg_Nuspel]

Reason = simple elegance

Love it for the simplicity and form

[kat]

To improve I might suggest a 3% burn if the bright spot at top left in the flower has detail in the raw file. Marko

So do you mean I should reopen in raw, do some recovery and burn? Or if there is detail then burn. LOL..I think I may come back to this post and laugh later after I sit and think about it.

Thanks marko. ALWAYS appreciate the feedback!

[kat]

Thank Greg. I was worried it might be too simple. I do that alot.

[Marko]

Or if there is detail then burn.

Correct - IF there is detail to burn, burn it. You won't be able to recover anything in the raw file if it has no detail.

[Mad Aussie]

I can't add to Marko's suggestion. It's very nice as is Kat. I like the vignetting/shadow in the lower left very much as well. Without that I seriously feel the photo would be lacking. That shadow adds weight to the left and therefore makes the negative space even stronger.

This is the sort of photo I could not 'see' myself and therefore unlikely to take myself.