Queen Anne's Lace

[Chunk]

Looks like her laundry was still a bit damp.
I'd appreciate your input. I'm not sure the composition feels right in this.

[GB1]

A well shot photo. I like the black background as it really brings out the subject.

Some pts to make it even better:

- Try not to clip off the top bushy area. I feel like I'm missing something.
- I like the sharpness but my eyes are drawn to the center where all the leaves extend from, and it is a little soft. Wherever the viewers eyes will be drawn should be in focus. (This is esp true for shooting models, and we always look at the eyes first, so they should always be the sharpest part of the pic.)

The illumination is great here!

GB

[Chunk]

A well shot photo. I like the black background as it really brings out the subject.

Some pts to make it even better:

- Try not to clip off the top bushy area. I feel like I'm missing something.
- I like the sharpness but my eyes are drawn to the center where all the leaves extend from, and it is a little soft. Wherever the viewers eyes will be drawn should be in focus. (This is esp true for shooting models, and we always look at the eyes first, so they should always be the sharpest part of the pic.)

The illumination is great here!

GB

Thanks for the suggestions, GB. Here's another shot that includes more of the top. I agree that it's better that way. This shot started out a little darker than the first.

[OldSchool]

Hey Chunk,

Is that ice on the undersides? It looks neat.

I agree with GB and that the stem does not hold much interest in these shots. I like the 2nd shot. It would be great to see how things terminated at the top in the first shot.

What was the lighting for these? It looks like nice sunset (or rise) glow.
BR,
Tim

[opus]

If you had the complete flower head, I could see this being effective in one of those square formats you do so well.

I'm also a bit bothered by the yellowish color cast. I'd like to see pure whites and cooler greens in this.

[Chunk]

Hey Chunk,

Is that ice on the undersides? It looks neat.

I agree with GB and that the stem does not hold much interest in these shots. I like the 2nd shot. It would be great to see how things terminated at the top in the first shot.

What was the lighting for these? It looks like nice sunset (or rise) glow.
BR,
Tim

Thanks for the input Tim.That's dew sparkling on the underside. This was taken about a half hour after sunrise - no additional lighting or reflectors other than what may have reflected off the camera.

[Chunk]

If you had the complete flower head, I could see this being effective in one of those square formats you do so well.

I'm also a bit bothered by the yellowish color cast. I'd like to see pure whites and cooler greens in this.

Thanks Kelly. You've caught one of my weaknesses - getting the color right. The originals of these were even greener and I had used color balance to slide towards blue and away from green some trying to leave some feeling of the early morning. After reading your post I played some more on the yellows using Selective Color. Is this more like you were thinking of?

[opus]

Not bad. It was jarring at first, in contrast to the ones above, but it's more like what I was thinking, if perhaps a little too far. I like the whites but now you're losing a bit of detail in them.

Try this: go back to the original, and in photoshop --> curves, use the white eyedropper to click on the spot you think should be pure white. Just see how ps wants to color adjust it, and then undo. Do you agree? Maybe you want something in between. I'd like to see the greens less washed out while still maintaining a nice white balance.

The morning sun definitely affected your shot towards yellow, but without a "morning" context, I don't find the yellows pleasing. I like the purple tips that the whiter balance achieved, but as I said I think you're losing the contrast between the petals and stems.

JMO.