artBob wrote:
It's fine as is. I would prefer a bit more saturation or tonal contrast of the main blossom, but subtlety and softness may be what you were after.
You actually have several purples in the background. These, being related in color to the pink/purple main blossom, follow the compositional rule of "Unity with Variety." They tie in with the main blossom, but are not so powerful as to upstage it.
I am wary of saturation because I am afraid of over-cooking an image. I probably don't use it where I could because of that diffidence, so what you say may be an area of consideration for me as a more active choice when editing. As to tonal contrast, This is a set of skills Iam still working to improve, so I can only say thank you for your suggestion; I will continue to try to improve in that area. Thank you for your note on the compositional aspect of the image. You saw what I thought was part of my objective, though as I said in my opening and what I think CHG CANON indicated is that what I got is open to question. Thank you for your help.