newbie wanting her pics to be critiqued,,

[elicho]

hello,, im new here and would like to invite anyone to look at some nature pics i took and posted on flickr,, and critique them please,,

http://www.flickr.com/photos/elichokim/

[Nicole]

Hi elicho Welcome to the forums.

You'll get much more of a response if you post a single picture to this thread rather than asking for a critique of all your shots on Flickr. From there you can post another in a new thread, but it definitely will get you a better critique if you select one shot to focus on (you might also be interested in the rules for the critique area of the forum too). And if you need any help posting your picture in this thread, try the guide in this post ).

[elicho]

yes,, i am so sorry,, i just realized that,, hehe.. i will post a specific one..

[elicho]

here it is. its a flower from 'parque palermo', a park in buenos aires, argentina.

[Nicole]

Very pretty. I like how you've gotten in close to the flower, but without making it a really traditional centered macro type picture. I think that the yellow stands out nicely against the darker green background, and while the petals are cut off, I think that there is enough missing and enough of the petals have the same thing, so it works for me.

Welcome to the forums!

[iamcanadian2010]

Thats a great shot! cant say i have anything bad about it.

[TheFinalFrontier]

I must also agree a fine shot, in focus, well composed off center image. The cut off petals would be the only detraction in an otherwise very good deep contrast image. My guess is that zooming out would have spoiled the deep green and yellow contrast of the shot.

[FrankenPengie]

I likes too! The focus is right on. The elements in the upper left aren't too distracting because they actually balance the petal trailing left and down. You might consider blurring that one stem up there with the three nubs a little just to avoid distraction.

A little forum tip: If you log on first, you can go to your post's thread and have the ability to edit a previous post instead of creating a new reply. This helps keep you from having to scroll down through your own posts to get to the end. Remember that it's best to edit when editing is needed. Replying to another poster is a whole 'nother thing.

Welcome, great macro work, and Merry Happy!

[elicho]

Originally Posted by FrankenPengie

I likes too! The focus is right on. The elements in the upper left aren't too distracting because they actually balance the petal trailing left and down. You might consider blurring that one stem up there with the three nubs a little just to avoid distraction.

A little forum tip: If you log on first, you can go to your post's thread and have the ability to edit a previous post instead of creating a new reply. This helps keep you from having to scroll down through your own posts to get to the end. Remember that it's best to edit when editing is needed. Replying to another poster is a whole 'nother thing.

Welcome, great macro work, and Merry Happy!

thanks for the tips.. and i would have liked to blur the stem, but the thing is that i have a point and shoot sony cybershot.. im still in high school and living on allowance so i think it will be a long painful time till i get a DSLR..

[Nathan deGargoyle]

"im still in high school and living on allowance"

Then what you need is GIMP. 2 seconds with a blur brush will solve your problem.