Peach Blossoms

[rlarsen]

It is spring time in Las Vegas. It has been so warm here. I love it. My Peach tree is also flowering. What do you think of this pictures Color, lighting, and Composition?

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Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
Focal Length: 34.0mm
Exposure Time: 0.017 s (1/60)
Aperture: f/4.5 ISO Equiv.: 100

[jiminyClickit]

rlarsen,

Remember, much of Critique is "what we like, or don't," so if I were to say the vertical alignment of these blossoms might be more interesting diagonally positioned, it's what I prefer, not that this isn't OK. Same with lighting: I love the look of Sun-on-bloom, which seems to give better brighter color and some interesting stamen/pistil shadows. It's good that you kept all the blooms of this group inside frame, and the little touch of blue sky works.

Each of your bloom shots seems a little less sharp than others you've shown. If you're handholding these at 1/60th/sec., if it's particularly windy, you might get better focus with a good tripod (I know that might be tough for a tree blossom). Again, Sun will help a lot, too.

[rlarsen]

Jiminy, I took this picture today after your comments. Do you think this setup is better?


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Canon EOS DIGITAL REBEL XTi
Focal Length: 55.0mm (35mm equivalent: 105m...
Exposure Time: 0.0020 s (1/500)
Aperture: f/5.6 ISO Equiv.: 100

[jiminyClickit]

rlarsen,

Better color, better detail, almost all flower filling the frame. Yes, for a blossom shot, it seems so much better to me. The original is a good photo, and I believe this one is better. You could use all these in a group and please a wide range of viewers.

[rlarsen]

Thanks Jiminy.