orchids - pls critique

[jango]

took this shot near a mall in Milpitas, CA. Not really sure about what flower it is

lens - Canon EF - 50mm f1.8
aperture - f/2/0
exposure - 1/4000
ISO - 100
Camera Canon EOS 1000D

[aruntp]

quite a good photograph. it can be much better if you had zoomed a little more bit the flower in the frame.

[jango]

Originally Posted by aruntp

quite a good photograph. it can be much better if you had zoomed a little more bit the flower in the frame.

yeah i think i should have filled in the frame but was limited as i had a 50 mm lens and i couldnt go any nearer to the subject else it would not focus.

[SriMesh]

Nice composition and lovely bokeh behind the flower. The stem on the right of the focused flower is a bit distracting, but nice all around

[joodiespost]

cool shot~ really liking the dof

ps - I think a lot of people are having a hard time defining what a macro shot is lol

[tonyniev]

Nice composition and bokeh background effect.

[windrider86]

Do you have anything specific you want help with?

[jango]

Originally Posted by windrider86

Do you have anything specific you want help with?

i wanted to know what actually distracts a person in the image. Some thing that would make the pic more interesting to the eye of he observer

[Aegea]

windrider86 wrote:

i wanted to know what actually distracts a person in the image.

I'd say the OOF flower on the left is distracting. Have you tried cropping it out, giving you more of a square or vertical format?

PS - I think the flower is an iris.

[plsphtgrphy]

Just for your info; the flower is called an Iris.

I am only a beginger, but I think that if you were to crop in on the Right Iris, putting it a little out of centre, darken the shadows a little, and increase the contrast, you would have a shot that would catch me better. That said though, I love the bokeh in the background!
Paul V.
P.S. do I have permission to try a little hand of PP on it?