Lilies - need suggestions please.

[mjs1973]

Any comments and suggestions greatly appreciated. I don't know how long these flowers will last and I want to make the most of them. Any suggestions on composition or lighting would be great.

[bonzerbarplayer]

give the image abotu 20 more pixels of black at the bottom, it feels unbalanced.

[jkriminger]

its a wonderful light!

[SkipT]

I don't know about adding on the bottom I kinbda like it like it is

[mjs1973]

Thanks for the suggestion Bonzerbarplayer.
Thanks for the comment Rod.
Thanks for your imput Skip.

Here is an edited version with more space at the bottom for comparison. I also cropped the same amount of space off of the top, that I added to the bottom to keep the 2:3 aspect ratio.

[GB1]

Odd but in this situation I think I would dead center it, so that there's equal distance between the top and bottom. I wish there was a tad more lighting/brightness in certain areas.. the vase for one, and maybe the upper leaves. I really like your 'framing' here btw

G

[jkriminger]

I agree...more centered..pop the red bud some too.

[EverlastingImpressions]

Very pretty! I love lilies. I think it might be nice if you took the photo from a little lower angle, maybe to get a little more fullness out of the front flower. I like the lighting, it makes your eyes wander over everything.

[JETA]

The best suggestion is a 16x20 print, framed and matted and sent to me!

This is beautiful. I like the second one better and if I was being a bit nit picky I'd like to see more light on some of the leaves. They are a bit dark for me.

[mjs1973]

Thanks for all the feedback and ideas everyone. Here is another shot I took this morning. I'm not sure I like it centered though. To me it makes it look too much like it's floating. What do you think?

[skinnymachink]

The last image is really good.I like that you have given to the vase some more dimension.

Skinny.

[GB1]

I agree that it does look like it's floating.

Here's a suggestion - Try the shot using some sort of reflecting panel, where the vase reflects on a thin, reflective base. I think a mirror would be too much but I don't know off the top of my head what material to use. I think it might be a great photo. Could use the material for other stuff too.

You could also try putting the vase in a wide water holding cup-like thing, the bottom lip out of the frame, then PS out the far end so that you can't see the far lip.

g

[GB1]

Hey, just found the link someone shot me on creating your own reflective surface.

http://diyphotography.net/light-up-t...studio-project

[mn shutterbug]

The best suggestion is a 16x20 print, framed and matted and sent to me!

Jeta, do you want Mike to cut 4" off, the top or bottom, to get it down to the 16 X 20 aspect?

I'm not going to critique because I'm not into this kind of photography, but I do think it's quite dazzling.

[mjs1973]

Thanks for the suggestion GB. Looks like I will be playing with this some more this afternoon.

Thanks for looking and commenting Mike.