Goldenrod

[Tel]

I reaallly like this one. It was shot against the sky, but it looked kinda bad, so I messed around with it and PS And got this result.

[eaglesona]

The depth of field is just not doing it for me, and the subject seems to be too dark. Depth of field is very important for Macro Shots (I say that, but I am not very good at it myself) Maybe, brighten up and saterate the flowers more? Its too bad PS can;t fix DOF problems.

[Copy_Kot]

Its too bad PS can;t fix DOF problems.

There is software out there that will fix the DOF problem. It's expensive and time consuming. You have to take multiple images at different focal points, and then stack them together... looks awesome when done correctly.

As for this image, I don't mean for this to be harsh... but... most of the time, you can't paint a turd. I would have just deleted it and tried again with a better background. If you really want to 'save' it, try a tight vertical crop.

[MB1]

The yellow is too dark and the background is too bright and grey and shows too much digital noise. You did however do a good job of placing the flowers off center-that is a nice composition.

This photo doesn't work but you can learn a few things from it;

#1-Get the focus exactly the way you want it.
#2-Pay attention to the background and don't shoot against the light (lots of flower shooters carry sheets of colored paper and foil to use as backgrounds and reflectors).
#3-Copy_Kot is right about what you can't paint.

[Tel]

TBH, I edited it quite a bit. That may be the explanation for the Digital Noise.

But honestly, I saw nothing wrong with the DOF, but I am still learning.

Lemme get the original image, it doesn't even compare.

EDIT: Heres the original.



As you can see, I messed around alot with the levels, brightness and Contrast. And cropped it a little bit.

[eaglesona]

A little advice on Photoshop (or other photo editing software)...

Photoshop can work miracles, but it can't raise photos from the dead.

If you start out with a good Photo, Photoshop can turn it in to a fantastic photo. If you start out with a so so photo, PS can save the photo. But if you start off with a junky photo, PS can only get you so far. I personally am guilty of trying to ressurect dead photo's myself.

Some advice on taking photos...
The Original Photo you have seems to be suffering from underexposure. Most camera's will have a histogram function on them to determine proper exposure. Remember... it is always better to properly expose your picutre and darken it later than to underexpose it and try to brighten it (Noise becomes an issue as well as color depth).

As far as the depth of field goes, it would be alright if you did have the blurred flowers in the backround.