The Diamond [+edit]

Beautiful! Kind of a shame you did not get it with a big camera, but at least you got it. Most enjoyable!

Nice results for not hauling out the big guns, John. This reminds these days that cell phones can get impressive results, should try it once in a while.

Absolutely beautiful John.  With a cell phone, huh?  Still absolutely beautiful.  No nits whatsoever.  I only wish you had your big stuff so this could enlarged a bunch.

Thanks fo your hurricane comments.  We're fine here in Pensacola, but my oldest daughter and her family in Winter Haven suffered pretty extensive damage to their house, but everyone is OK.  Houses can be replaced, but people can't.  So sorry to hear about the Gorge; I know that's heartbreaking.

Great job for a phone, or any type of camera for that matter!  Does the camera capture in RAW?  Could see adding a bit more contrast - looks a little hazy to me.  The shadows could go a little darker on the leaves, maybe add a more 3d feel to the plants.  Really well done.

LG eh?  Is that an upgrade from a LF camera?  Couldn't resist.

Amazing capture, detail etc. with a phone. As they always say, it's the photographer behind the glass, and you've proved that here.

My technical critique is along the lines of Harry's comments.  Maybe some micro contrast adjustments? Additionally, you could bring down the whites/brightness of the little cluster of flowers; you may or may not have more detail there.

I really like your centered comp as well.  Nothing to suggest in that regard.  I'll be your glad you stopped for a moment - otherwise you might always be regretting why you didn't.

Beautiful.

Lon


 

Amazing image John.  Love the light regardless how you captured this.

Thanks for the feedback all! Harry, the G5 does shoot in raw and that's the file I worked from for this.

Here's a version with a bit of tweak to the contrast, both overall for the green and more for the white flower as suggested, but I've tried to not go so far that the image becomes too dark overall. (As usual, best to click on the image and view large on a darker background.)

It is pretty much all about the light...
The comp is all about the photographer,
The technology matters and in this instance this is probably not a printable photograph at any real size.
It still looks very nice...

I appreciate the comments Dan! I certainly won't argue that technology doesn't matter, and I don't get to print often enough to consider myself a master printer, but here's a 1024 x 768 100% crop for food for thought. (It needs to be clicked on to see actual size.) It would take very careful sharpening (and likely a touch of noise added in the way that Floris van Breugel recommended here on NPN back in the day), but I think I could get a decent 20" x 30" print out of this image, especially if it were on a forgiving medium like canvas? On the other hand, those more experienced with prints than I might be properly horrified at the result. 

Those of you who print a lot, what do you think? The original is 4482 pixels x 2298 pixels. (The G5 takes a longer image, but I cropped it to a 3x2 format.) Looking at this 100% crop, how large do you think it would print and look okay?? 

That looks pretty phenomenal at 100%.  I think a large print is possible, very impressive.  Looks a lot better than many of my slide scans.

John, I prefer the original because it is more open. Perhaps something between the two? The composition is excellent, and I love the color. You did a nice job on this.
--P
 

I like the original more as well. I think the composition could be better. I would suggest a vertical with the left side on the bottom and a crop of the right side so that the flowers are not centered. That's how I would have done it so that's my suggestion.

PS. Another option might be a square format with the flower centered.

I marvel at your consistency in composition and light, regardless of the capture device, John. 

Also, you might as well switch to the phone camera at this point.  You've transcended the camera.

Stunning image, John. The centered composition works great. Beautiful processing. Hard to believe this was captured with a cellphone!

John: A terrific find, great light and a superb capture. Just goes to prove that its not the gear that counts but the eye. 2 thumbs up! >=))>

Really cool composition.  The centered flower works well vs the high energy flow of the leaves.  I like the original a bit better.  The quality demonstrated in the 100% crop is food for thought.  

Lovely! What a powerful statement this photograph makes.