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Sony Forums Challenges | all galleries >> Challenge 106: Shallow Depth of Field (hosted by Katherine Kenison) >> Challenge 106: Exhibition > edit image
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28-DEC-2003

Red Flower I
by Garry Platt (Critique away please.)

Sony Cybershot
1/60s f/2.4 at 30.6mm iso100 full exif

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Helen Betts23-Nov-2005 18:53
Nice shot! I particularly like the color and light on the flowers. Helen
Shu21-Nov-2005 17:16
This is a beautiful image made more so with the fine suggestions of the others. I do like the soft colors here and the composition, too. Lovely. shu
Guest 20-Nov-2005 15:34
These are beautiful, interesting and colorful blooms you've spotted and captured here Garry - good job on that. Since you ask for a critique, It would have been better if the intricate beauty of the flowers were isolated by a more neutral background. The background here is competing with the subject instead of supporting it. Either re-process the photo by carefully selecting the background and blur it, reduce it's brightness and contrast or re-shoot. For future shooting of flowers it's a good idea to carry your own background yourself; a black cloth in your camera bag should do the trick. Thanks for sharing.
Jerry Curtis20-Nov-2005 14:43
Really nice shot, Garry. Great color. detail and use of DOF. If I were to change the shot at all, I would probably make the frame more square by cropping a bit off the bottom.
Guest 19-Nov-2005 17:42
Really a beautiful shot Garry! Nice composition, great focus and DOF. I do agree with Katherine about maybe needing just a little more contrast. Photoshop's contrast control or Curves would really make this photo pop out.
Katherine Stanback's Photos17-Nov-2005 15:07
Very nice image - I love the composition, colors and DOF! I don't really feel competent to critique much - maybe a little more contrast would look better.