Critique

[JBMcLeod]

Any suggestions on improvement in any areas would be helpful

[Greg McCary]

I am not to good with flower shots but, shooting on a cloudy day or in heavy shade is recommended, no shadows. For this one I would be tempted to crop just a little from the bottom and maybe a little off of the left. Welcome to PR and critiques. You might also post in the Nature and Wildlife forums.

[Nick McC]

I agree on cropping the bottom and left to put the center of the flower closer to the bottom left thirds intersection. Maybe increase the DoF so a little more of the flower is in focus next time.

[drg]

Cloudy days or a diffuser are certainly going to aid in flower photography. Shadows are fine, but with the range of color and the surface texture it is very nearly impossible to avoid blown out/over exposed areas in a flower photo in direct sunlight.

This bloom has good color and would be enhanced with greater Depth of Field and a different orientation of the flower to the camera. I feel the angle is to extreme from the side and it needs a bit more rotation in towards the camera. T

The balance of the Out of Focus (bokeh or not) areas take up too much of the area of the image to be effective. The background in the lower left is distracting.

One of the tools that can greatly increase your success initially with photographs of this type is a tripod or now Image Stabilization.

Is this the type of info you are looking for or other? Let us know and welcome to Photography Review.