ginko tree

[Bigbellydaddy71]

I have benn struggling really understanding good composition in a picture. Is this good?

[clackedy]

How pretty. It reminds me of butterfly's.

[ridley19]

I think the concept is good but maybe taking the photo closer to the ground would have helped as i think the leaves that appear to be touching the lens are a distraction.

[Marcus Reinkensmeyer]

I agree, a strong concept, worth pursuing some more images of the same scene. Suggestions: Consider placing the tree trunk a bit off center in the picture frame, back your lens away from foreground leaves, increase the depth of field by stopping down the lens aperture, and shoot a couple of dozen images from different angles at different exposures. Thanks for sharing ....

[baajero]

Originally Posted by Marcus Reinkensmeyer

I agree, a strong concept, worth pursuing some more images of the same scene. Suggestions: Consider placing the tree trunk a bit off center in the picture frame, back your lens away from foreground leaves, increase the depth of field by stopping down the lens aperture, and shoot a couple of dozen images from different angles at different exposures. Thanks for sharing ....

agreed,

Still I think it's a beautiful picture. Here is an example of how I would compose this picture:

[shruggy63]

Yes the composition works pretty well. The colours are really nice but the dof isn't so good! If you'd followed the thread guidance & included your exif info people might've been more helpful. The shot would be massively better if you'd both had a crisp focus on a leaf & the other leaves up the tree less focused but still colourful?

[Bigbellydaddy71]

How bout this example...the tree has nice form. should I have off set the tree here.?

[windrider86]

Please take the time to read the rules for the critique section. You'll need to edit your post with missing information. Thanks a bunch!

[whoda19]

I think your second picture looks much better as there is a neat pattern the tree trunk has running through the picture. The sun behind it is pretty cool too.

As for your first picture, I agree with the other posts above.

[baajero]

I like the second one too