Lone Hollyhock

**Ahab** · 09-11-2009, 05:12 PM

My wife likes Holly hocks. We live in a desert. This one was the only one that servived out of many planted and she wanted me to preserve an image.

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dycz · 09-14-2009, 06:45 AM

Hi.. Nice flower:

some points noted:
- Crop the picture making the flower the center of your image. (remove distracting elements)
- hmm.. just adjust a lil bit of brightness and contrast/shadow or you can adjust the saturation until it satisfy you.

cyy47 · 09-16-2009, 01:09 PM

I would prefer a wider aperture for a shallow DOF. Another approach would be go macro for an abstract view.

wallyb · 09-18-2009, 04:55 AM

It is a very nice flower, but the background is quite distracting, especially because the fence is crooked and you're at a horizontal angle to it, so the perspective is off as well. As far as changes in shooting, I would get a little further away and zoom in if possible, to isolate the flower, and make sure the aperture is large (low number). This will also help to blur the background, further making the flower pop out.

Here is a quick edit of what I could do to make the capture better, I hope.

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and · 09-19-2009, 02:55 AM

Id compose it as a vertical since the horizontal leaves so much empty space on the sides.

adamkean · 09-26-2009, 04:46 PM

a vertical crop would look better, make it tight to eliminate the distracting background elements

09-11-2009, 05:12 PM	#1
Ahab Site Supporter Join Date: Jul 2007 Location: Arnold, Md. Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 756	Lone Hollyhock Lens: 90 Camera: K10d ISO: 100 Shutter Speed: 1/125s Aperture: F16 My wife likes Holly hocks. We live in a desert. This one was the only one that servived out of many planted and she wanted me to preserve an image. Attached Images

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09-14-2009, 06:45 AM	#2
dycz Inactive Account Join Date: Jun 2009 Posts: 180	Hi.. Nice flower: some points noted: - Crop the picture making the flower the center of your image. (remove distracting elements) - hmm.. just adjust a lil bit of brightness and contrast/shadow or you can adjust the saturation until it satisfy you.

09-16-2009, 01:09 PM	#3
cyy47 Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Boston, MA Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 157	I would prefer a wider aperture for a shallow DOF. Another approach would be go macro for an abstract view.

09-18-2009, 04:55 AM	#4
wallyb Veteran Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Location: The Untied States Photos: Albums Posts: 1,881	It is a very nice flower, but the background is quite distracting, especially because the fence is crooked and you're at a horizontal angle to it, so the perspective is off as well. As far as changes in shooting, I would get a little further away and zoom in if possible, to isolate the flower, and make sure the aperture is large (low number). This will also help to blur the background, further making the flower pop out. Here is a quick edit of what I could do to make the capture better, I hope. Attached Images

09-19-2009, 02:55 AM	#5
and Veteran Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Photos: Gallery Posts: 2,476	Id compose it as a vertical since the horizontal leaves so much empty space on the sides.

09-26-2009, 04:46 PM	#6
adamkean Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Kitchener/Waterloo, Ontario, Canada Photos: Gallery \| Albums Posts: 221	a vertical crop would look better, make it tight to eliminate the distracting background elements