I know.....MORE Blossom!

[dave.turley]

Hi,
Not really one for flowers etc, but I took this while on a walk. Is the background too much of a distraction? I sharpened a little, and that's all really. Did I overdo the pp? Don't know when to stop sometimes.
Dave





Camera: Panasonic DMC-FZ38
Exposure: 0.003 sec (1/320)
Aperture: f/8.0
Focal Length: 4.8 mm
ISO Speed: 80
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire

[sinophilia]

Hi, beautiful image! Yes I think you should have used a wider aperture, not too wide to have all the blossoms in focus, but wide enough to blur the background more, maybe f4. The sharpening seems fine to me. The size ratio is a bit weird though... did you crop the top/bottom?

[dave.turley]

Hi,
Thanks for your comments. I was half buried in this tree trying to get a good sprig of blossom, hence the cropping out of branches etc. I sort of guessed the DOF was a little off, but I should be able to get a little more in pse. Also, having a closer look there's a couple of holes in some petals that need fixing too. Think I'll keep the tiny bug though.
Dave

[lynweber]

I think the background is distracting from the flower but a nice shot still perhaps more bokeh i love bokeh.