Daisy
Feb 23, 2013 22:12:12 #
Feb 24, 2013 06:23:59 #
Very nice capture but a little house keeping removing the extraneous petals first.
Feb 24, 2013 06:58:48 #
Hi MJL :-) I remember once posting a shot of some fungi onto a site and a member asked "why didn't you remove the twigs and leaves away in the foreground?") I was annoyed, and told him, because it appeared more natural, after a while I had to agree with his point of view and ever since have made sure I do this. Lovely shot but I would have preferred it without the stray petal at its centre..:-)
Feb 24, 2013 18:09:35 #
Leaving the petal was a choice, not a housekeeping issue. As I looked at the remaining flowers in the Valentines Day bouquet, all the other daisies were pretty much perfect. The flower in this shot had these oddball petals growing towards the center and I thought they added interest. That is why I chose this particular flower and actually made that larger petal the focal point of the picture. I appreciate your comment and opinion. Thanks for looking. Mike
macro2009 wrote:
Very nice capture but a little house keeping removing the extraneous petals first.
Feb 24, 2013 18:17:22 #
MJL wrote:
Leaving the petal was a choice, not a housekeeping... (show quote)
This topic interests me, as well. I posted a flower in the images forum and was "chastised" for not removing the pollen that was scattered on the petals. The suggestion was that I carry a bulb blower or canned air to "clean up" Mother Nature. LOL.
Feb 24, 2013 18:19:51 #
I appreciate you looking and leaving a comment. We have all taken and shown pictures that needed some housekeeping. As I wrote in the previous reply, leaving those petals was a choice. As it was intended, the errant petal did attract the viewers attention, but as you can see, it was not liked. So far the majority view of that petal is, off with it's head. Mike
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Robbie7 wrote:
Hi MJL :-) I remember once posting a shot of some fungi onto a site and a member asked "why didn't you remove the twigs and leaves away in the foreground?") I was annoyed, and told him, because it appeared more natural, after a while I had to agree with his point of view and ever since have made sure I do this. Lovely shot but I would have preferred it without the stray petal at its centre..:-)
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Feb 24, 2013 18:29:56 #
Hi Mike..I suppose it depends on why you are taking the photograph. i.e. to please yourself or others, We all have our own ideas and quite righthly so too, if you want misplaced petals then why not..power to you ..lol
Feb 24, 2013 18:37:48 #
There you go, if you want a "picture of a perfect flower", pick a perfect flower. I have attached another view of that same flower. Thanks for looking and leaving your thoughts. Mike
LoneRangeFinder wrote:
quote=MJL Leaving the petal was a choice, not a h... (show quote)
Feb 24, 2013 18:41:33 #
This has been a bit of fun!
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Robbie7 wrote:
Hi Mike..I suppose it depends on why you are taking the photograph. i.e. to please yourself or others, We all have our own ideas and quite righthly so too, if you want misplaced petals then why not..power to you ..lol
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Feb 25, 2013 04:35:27 #
MJL wrote:
There you go, if you want a "picture of a per... (show quote)
I don't think most people and I include myself; are out to criticize for the sake of it, but trying to offer advise. It is surprising the number of times I have been pointed to the obvious in one of my images. We tend to be over familiar with our images, through download and PP. It would have been really useful just to have put a comment saying it was actually left has a choice decision. That would have put a different spin on things and we could have looked at it from an artist point of view. We may not have agreed with you, but who knows we might have been persuaded to your thinking process.
Feb 25, 2013 08:03:30 #
I agree with you completely. I have to admit that I have been a bit lax in including information as to the thought process as well as camera gear and settings with the pictures I post. There is always room for improvement. All in all this has been a nice exercise in seeing others point of view. Mike
macro2009 wrote:
quote=MJL There you go, if you want a "pictu... (show quote)
Feb 25, 2013 15:59:01 #
Wonderful shot! I like the extra petal myself. I tend to choose those types of extra details when I shoot a flower also.
Feb 25, 2013 16:09:32 #
Feb 25, 2013 21:19:33 #
Thank you for your comment tk. Mike
tk wrote:
Wonderful shot! I like the extra petal myself. I tend to choose those types of extra details when I shoot a flower also.
Feb 25, 2013 21:20:14 #
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