Rose

[glyndavid]

Hi guys. I love this look of the B/W and colour. I've cropped and recropped this photo and still not sure if it's right, especially the leaves at the bottom. I may be having a grey moment here but the rules say 740px longest side and when I go to add the attachment it says 3264.

Canon 30D, Sigma 17-70
1/1000
F/4.5
ISO200
FL 70mm

It didn't work so I'm going to try Flickr

[glyndavid]

I've uploaded the pic but it doesn't appear above, if you click on the paper clip symbol in the list of threads the pic comes up.

[windrider86]

I'm not sure what you want help with (no question) but for me this is a nice photo. Just needs some pizzaz to make it really pop.
I like the rose against the wood, the hardware in the wood are a nice touch. Perhaps a slight vignette and some burn on the rose?
I wonder what it might look like if the whole thing was in black and white?

[glyndavid]

It was mainly a composition question. It does work in B/W but I need to get more texture in the wood to contrast with the softness of the rose.