A Flower (Iris??)

[Junior_co]

Here is a shot of a flower that bloomed today... I think this one came out really well

Not sure if this is considered macro or not (not really sure what macro is... ) So I put it in the "Other" Section. Please move to another spot if necessary.

I cropped the pic a bit and tweeked the levels just a tad..

I guess I'd like feed back on composition, and lighting maybe...

Please feel free to add any other comments or feed back you feel necessary...



Exif Data:

Exposure: 0.004 sec (1/250)
Aperture: f/1.8
Focal Length: 50 mm
ISO Speed: 100
Exposure Bias: 0/3 EV
Flash: Flash did not fire
Exposure Program: Aperture priority
Metering Mode: Average
Lens Type: EF50mm f/1.8
Focus Mode: AI Focus AF
Mtering Mode: Center-weighted average
Canon Exposure Mode: Aperture-Priority AE
Lens Type: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8 MkII

Good on ya

Junior

[Sunday0303]

Simple composition, good vignette, I like it!
The purple flower stands out from the green background because of the contrasting colors. Good job.

I guess the only thing that I'll complain about is how the lower leaf is so dark and the upper one is so bright. I know the flower was like that, but you lost a bit of detail from that. Perhaps you could darken and brighten them a little.

Click here to find out what macro means. I'll give you a simple definition first:

It's taking pictures of small things. You should fill the entire frame with your subject.

Sorry if my definition is bad.

Anyways, thanks for sharing!

[corry]

lovely flower....i'd be curious to knw how the dark leaf can be lightened, with levels? dodge/burn?

[Junior_co]

Thanks for the help and the simple definition... I guess this probably wasn't macro then...

I had thoght the same about that lower petal...

Originally Posted by corry

lovely flower....i'd be curious to knw how the dark leaf can be lightened, with levels? dodge/burn?

I'd like to know how to do those things much less what I should do... Adobe photo shop is very intimidating to me... I'll have to look for an on-line tutorial on what ever you suggest to try...

Thanks again...

J

[corry]

well i would think it would be considered macro, i would like to know too, is this shot i took today macro? i mean you can see every little barb on the roses stalk.?

[skipjack]

I think that you should go nearer to the barbs until it is jsut a few inches from the camera.That way, it can definately be considered as a macro shot.