One of the first shots with my new Bigma. Check the EXIFs. I would appreciate comments on both technical merit and composition art.

Shot was handheld. Some unsharp mask applied. Camera is Rebel XT (350)

Thanks in advance,

--M

The flower stands out nicely against the dark background. This is a lovely shot and if I had to criticize it somehow, I would say that it's almost blurry. But then that could be just my vision :lol:

style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #000000"Keep posting!

style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #000000"Lovely work, very artistic.

style="BACKGROUND-COLOR: #000000"Rose

Much of the scene is out of focus. Would it be better with a deeper depth of field?

Thanks very much for your kind comments!



--M

i would have preferred a little more dof, and maybe concentrate on the top two flowers, i dont think you needed the stuff in the lower part of the frame... this lighting was great, i think with a little "manipulation" of the flowers, you could have got some stunning glow-through backlighting.. just something to try if you get a chance..

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dustin

www.hardwickphotos.com

Thanks for the suggestions, Dustin.

I did a quick crop of the picture as it exists, but didn't like the result. It looks too "flat", and the out-of-focus parts now become really annoying.

Although these flowers are now passed, I will see if I can't try again with something similar.

--M