Flowers on US Canada Border

[The Great]

This is my first post and I pretty new to digital photography.

I took this photo on my way back from Vancouver, BC.

Camera - Canon XSI with Kit lens

f/5.6, ISO-200, 1/1250 sec, 55mm

I would like your feed back about composition and what ever u feel could have made this shot better.

Note: No post production done

[jiminyClickit]

The Great, Welcome

Some post production would help. or next time you see a flower, decide that it's important enough to feature as the main subject. The background is very bright and busy and takes up half the shot. The bloom is turned in an odd way so that the actual intended subject is uncertain. One portion of that flower, taken a little closer, may have given you a satisfying image. Try earlier or later in the day, too.

This appears to be lit from above so that the background yellow is nearly equally as bright as the subject, which is nearly evenly lit throughout, so it all sort of blends together. A lower-angled light gives some shadow and contrast, and the background often becomes less bright. Getting one good portion of a bloom, at a 3/4 angle or better, will make a good portrait. Try many different ways, see what happens for you.

[Trader]

Also if you use a smaller aperature (Larger f/ number) that will give you more depth of field and put more of the flower in focus so we can see the subject better. You don't want the background in focus but that is not likely to happen with this kind of shot.

[summrchild]

I agree with jiminyclickit. As an add on to the others comments, when you shoot a shot like this try going past the instinct to place the focal point of your photo right in the center of the shot. there are some exceptions to that rule but generally following the rule of thirds will get a better photo.