Ok, I'm no flower photographer, but I know Karl and Terry on the forum are, if they were here I would guess there to be some nice advise and great tips. Be careful these guys tore Anthony and I a new vas(s)e on our shots. JK
One thing I can suggest is not to include pots, fences and other man made items in the background. Good news, those flowers are still there and you can have another go at it.. If you were shooting BIF or Wild animals you would have to wait till they return for another photo opportunity.
Oh wow, that is a lot at once! Since I like flowers let's just pick out two from this series....#3 and #5
#5 first: This is your best shot as far as compostion. It may not be your favorite but this is the shot that will get you on track. What really tends to make a great flower shot is 'what it doesn't include' meaning nothing more than the flower and its related parts to be the subject. The more you take away, the more the flower comes alive This is a pretty good shot, the little improvement would come from the flower being a bit sharper but the composition, the nice non-defined surrounding area helps the flower nicely.
#3 Take this shot, remove the blue bucket bottom, and the other red flower top right and you are getting closer to how #5 looks. Your depth of field (f/stop) is going to determine how sharp or soft the background will be as well as defining all of the flower or only part of it. Also your working distance from the flower will effect the surrounding areas too.
I would suggest doing 2 or 3 more shots working on isolating a flower and looking closely in the viewfinder for unwanted items and then posting again for more specific help. If you have an interest, you will improve. Lots of help here, just not so many at once, a few will be more helpful for you and us
Thank you all for your comments.
Karl. Provided the weather is good to me (as the British weather so rarely is), I'll get out again today after work and focus on what you've suggested. Thank you so much for your time and help.
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