flower balance

[mapgirl]

I'm trying to figure out if I like the composition as it is or if I want to crop out the flower bud on the left. I want the focus to be on the open flower and the bud that's just opening above it. But I don't want a dead-center composition and the left-side flower might be helping to complete the composition. I've already cropped out other soft-focus flowers at the top. What do you think? By the way, this is a bridalwreath spirea and the flowers are very tiny.



Camera: Canon EOS Digital Rebel XTi
Exposure: 0.02 sec (1/50)
Aperture: f/14.0
Focal Length: 60 mm
ISO Speed: 200
Exposure Bias: -1 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire

[Chip]

My 2 cents:

I like both the open flower and the bud, but find the "empty" space at the bottom of the frame distracting. What if the empty space at the bottom was cropped out, and then the photo was rotated 90 degrees clockwise (so that the open bud is on the bottom and the bud was top right)?

To me, it would be an improvement . . . but then the out of focus branch would then be a bit of a distraction. Any way to darken that branch a little?

Again, just my opinion.

Pretty photo and flowers.

[SuperDan]

Originally Posted by Chip

find the "empty" space at the bottom of the frame distracting. What if the empty space at the bottom was cropped out, .

i agree...
crop the bottom... that will change it then, but i lik eht flowers and the bud themselves.

thanks for sharing!

[LoveDSLR]

You can consider this crop if you want to keep both.