Pacific Coast Iris - Unsure...

[Gumboots]

I currently have the most beautiful clump of Pacific Coast Iris flowering in my garden. I grew them from seed and are one of my favourite plants. I am trying to get that perfect shot but I feel as though there is just something missing or or not working!



Nikon D90, 18-105mm zoom lens f/6.3, shutter 1/250, focal length 92mm, ISO 400
Unedited.

I have a few more shots of the same clump here - Pacific Coast Iris seedlings Fiona and her Bucket Full of Photos

I like all the shots I got, but they seem a bit flat... They were taken around 3pm on a cloudy but bright day.

All advice and suggestions would be greatly appreciated. There are still a lot of flowers to open on this particular clump, so I plan to take any advice and try it out asap!

Thanks
Fiona

[Laurenbiz]

I agree that the colors are a little flat. You can easly change this in PP.

Also, the colors seem very cool. What WB were you using?

I would crop out the top unopened flower. The current composition bothers me - so I would recommend a square crop of the one opened flower.

[Gumboots]

Thanks for that.

I don't like doing much to them after I take them off the camera. I know it is a bit like using a dark room, but at the moment I want to concentrate on improving my shots using the camera. I have had my slr for a while but I still class myself as a beginner.

I'll have to check on the wb. I changed it a few times taking these shots. It's either auto or sunny. I've been playing a lot with diff wb settings lately.

Unfortunatly it has rained all night and these iris are now a bit soggy. There are more buds to open though so fingers crossed tomorrow is better.

I might have a play later with Photoshop and try your suggestions anyway.

Thanks!
Fiona