Don\'t take this wrong Lynn but you might be working too hard on a few shots that just are going to \'clik\' into place IMO..........and as you know it is only my opinion
Why?
#1 Color balance is off, way blue, creamy whites are not creamy white and greens don\'t snap as they should. WB issue shows strongly on the BG as blue. Framing is maybe a bit too dainty and not locking our attention to the flower.
The flower face facing left is a beautiful one! The flower behind it for me is taking my attention off the subject flower and not doing anything for me, IMO it should not be in this image
Image attached...........for view purposes only, WB added yellow and added red. Selected the flowers then desaturated color from BG then simply darkened to what I thought made the flowers look better Border changed.
#2 WB but not as bad as #1. Could work better with bolder border maybe, the extra bloom just IMO doesn\'t work for this pretty flower. Could work in a simple square crop but would need to simplify and eliminate the bloom.
OK, sounds harsh but it isn\'t Just look at these and where do your eyes immediately go............then concentrate on that and anything else can be removed or darkened or more distant. Here I think these need to be as simple as can be, the Amaryllis is such a stunning flower by itself, don\'t take from it The bloom in this one points me away from the subject flower.
Sharpness is super, light is nice on both Lynn
Apr 06, 2012 at 10:46 PM
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Just look at these and where do your eyes immediately go............then concentrate on that and anything else can be removed or darkened or more distant. Here I think these need to be as simple as can be, the Amaryllis is such a stunning flower by itself, don\'t take from it