Jimson Weed

[Jamfke]

Found this white beauty creeping out of the woods behind my house. Some growing next to the road out front also. Pretty to look at, just don't smoke it!

I added a photomask border to apply to some products I'm selling on zazzle. I tried to lighten it up a bit, but I think it could go lighter. I increased the saturation a step or two to bring out the color of the flower's heart. What else could I have done to make it better?



EXIF
Camera: Kodak Z812 IS Zoom
Exposure: 0.002 sec (1/500)
Aperture: f/3.2
Focal Length: 13.2 mm
ISO Speed: 64
Exposure Bias: 0 EV
Flash: Off, Did not fire
Exposure Program: Manual
Date and Time (Original): 2009:07:18 13:00:22
Date and Time (Digitized): 2009:07:18 13:00:22
Max Aperture Value: 4.0
Metering Mode: Multi-segment
Light Source: Unknown
Color Space: sRGB
Exposure Index: 64
Sensing Method: One-chip color area
Custom Rendered: Normal
Exposure Mode: Manual
White Balance: Auto
Digital Zoom Ratio: 0
Focal Length In35mm Format: 78 mm
Scene Capture Type: Standard

[leviathan]

To be perfectly honest, I'm not a fan of the photomask border. It seems to crowd the flower a bit too much. Maybe it would look better if there were more room between the border and the flower. I do agree with you. Maybe slightly lighter would be nice. Pretty shot.

[Jamfke]

Thank you. Here's the image again after boosting the hi-lights. It is also sans border, much better without it!

[leviathan]

Looks awesome!