OX-EYE DAISY

Gallery: FloraPosted July 24, 201069 views10 comments

Here's a photo I'm not quite sure about. I photographed a group of these wildflowers but I was not too pleased with them when I started converting them from RAW to JPEG. Out of bordem I started increasing and decreasing the shadow bar and this caught my eye. I like the way the BG darkened down while the white petals still mantained their brightness. Any thoughts? I kind of like the dark moody feel yet I've had this resized for NPN for about two months but hesitant to post. What the heck, my membership's paid up, what am I out?

Manual exposure with tripod. 1/160 sec, F6.3, ISO 100, Canon 100 mm macro, shadow bar adjusted down during conversion.

Thanks for looking and all C&C welcomed.

Comments

10 comments

Comment posted by John&Patty Benway on July 24, 2010 at 8:44 AM

Real nice in my opinion John, and I especially like the way the center Daisy stands out among the rest, beautifully composed, and love the BG. Well done.
John

Registered on May 12, 2006, 626 Posts, 8700 Comments

Comment posted by Peter Conway on July 24, 2010 at 9:56 AM

Interesting effect. I like that you can see the stem on the center flower that is the main subject and all the rest seem to float in space.

Peter

Registered on June 25, 2007, 347 Posts, 3913 Comments

Comment posted by Ian Wolfenden on July 24, 2010 at 10:58 AM

Very nice, high-contrast image, John. I think the dead centre placement of the main flower, which can look wrong, works well here with the multiple soft focus echoes. My only problem re the issue you mention is the lack of light on the stem of the main flower.

Registered on May 18, 2007, 1108 Posts, 7647 Comments

Comment posted by Steven M Kahn on July 24, 2010 at 12:16 PM

John, if this is what we get to look at when you hold back, HOLD BACK man, BUT do post! Lovely capture and presentation. Can you pop in one or two oof blooms in the empty space above the main subject just to fill in? Only kidding! SWEET.

Registered on July 20, 2009, 140 Posts, 1198 Comments

Comment posted by Mark Windom on July 24, 2010 at 2:03 PM

I really like the separation of the daisies from the BG....seem to be floating. The central placement of the sharp flower works well. Nice work.

Registered on November 1, 2003, 176 Posts, 2302 Comments

Comment posted by Bill Fach on July 24, 2010 at 3:33 PM

John: I think this is excellent. The DOF/POF makes the shot and the center position of the main subject works really well for me in this comp. My only suggestion to make this perfect would be to get rid of the two dark spots on the center of the flower in the URC and the one on the petal of the bloom just above it. Good work.>=))>

Registered on November 1, 2003, 1805 Posts, 26981 Comments

Comment posted by Morris McClung on July 24, 2010 at 9:46 PM

I like it. The central subject works in this one. Nice work.

Registered on May 7, 2007, 670 Posts, 19650 Comments

Comment posted by Gary Yeoh on July 25, 2010 at 8:14 AM

John:
Really like you selective focus here to isolate the central bloom. The darken bg is a good contrast to show off the white flowers. It amazing how minor tweaks can alter the mood of the image.

Registered on September 1, 2009, 588 Posts, 8184 Comments

Comment posted by Mike Gallo on July 25, 2010 at 9:32 AM

I like it John, It just grabs me

Registered on September 14, 2005, 182 Posts, 1471 Comments

Comment posted by Bob&Charly Nelson on July 25, 2010 at 11:43 AM

I like this alot John, very well composed and presented.

Bob

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