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06-10-2010, 08:19 PM   #1
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How's my bee?
Lens: SMC Pentax A 50mm f/2 Camera: Pentax K-X Photo Location: Backyard ISO: 400 Shutter Speed: 1/3000s Aperture: F4 

My first decent shots of nature with my new lens.

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06-10-2010, 08:47 PM   #2
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The two halves of the picture (the flower and the dark space) competes for the viewer's attention. I would suggest cropping from the right, removing at least 50% of the dark space. I think the resulting photo would be in better balance.
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I agree with Ole, not only is it the dark space but in the bottom right corner there's the tiniest part of a leaf which also pulls at the viewers attention.

I would say crop it from where the 'o' is in "photography"

That said, the colour of the flower is perfect and I really like how it gives off a dark mood despite being such a colourful subject.

Well done!
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I'll be sure to do this on my other photos soon. Thanks!

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Actually, I kind of like it. I think the colour is just a little oversaturated, which gives it that whole imbalance look. If you sharpen it and take it down a notch, maybe.....
If you had taken the picture in RAW, i would process it to go opposite of clarity....
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