Wild Flower

[kkleokrish]

I had earlier posted in this forum the following thread:
http://digital-photography-school.co...fall-leaf.html

The suggestion for that was to try a different composition with an interesting background. This is my second try at macro - this time with a better background. I messed up by cutting off the portion of the flower. But, I'd like your comments on the background and composition in comparison to my earlier attempt.



EXIF:

Camera: Canon PowerShot A720 IS
Exposure: 0.008 sec (1/125)
Aperture: f/4.0
Focal Length: 5.8 mm
ISO Speed: 80
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire
Metering Mode: Multi-segment
Exposure Mode: Manual
White Balance: Manual
Macro Mode: Normal
Canon Flash Mode: Off
Focus Mode: Manual Focus (3)
Camera ISO: 80
Focus Range: Manual
Canon Exposure Mode: Manual
AESetting: Normal AE
Image Stabilization: On
White Balance: Cloudy

[johassler]

I actually liked the background that your fall leaf was on, but agree that there might have been a different angle to try to better capture the leaf.

Here I really like the composition you almost had (if the flower hadn't been cut off). I particularly like the clouds as a background. I prefer my macro photos though with an element off-center, and not taking up the entire shot. Alternately, a shot very tightly capturing only the center parts of the flower, with petals taking up the remainder of the view, might be quite nice.

(I'm a total novice, so don't know what's "right" - I just know what I like in the photos I hang on my wall! Ha ha!)

[kkleokrish]

One more thing I would like some comments on is the focus. It looks bit blurry when seeing it in 100% zoom.