Another photo for this week's get pushed challenge. I was given the challenge to shoot of a flower or plant but from an unusual angle or point of view. The challenge for me on this one was to to get a good focus and some bokeh in the same frame.
Wonderful Kathy. Really well done. Looks extra special on black I think, so worth the extra click. You certainly achieved your aim and a great shot for the challenge.
My only small suggestion is for the white blooms to the bottom left of the frame as I find they very slightly pull my eye & that would be to consider moving them before you shot so you just got the single stem and all that yummy bokeh around it. Not always possible I know & some people prefer to take nature as it comes :-)
@lizhammond Thanks for the feedback Liz. I didn't notice that. Will pay better attention. Thanks, too, for the fav @dawnee Thank you so much for your kind comments and fav.
@randystreat just wanted to say again - it really is a lovely shot and so good, especially for the challenge. My comment about the white flowers is a minor one, but I think would take it from a lovely shot to an absolutely magic one.
We all do that thing of focusing on the subject and not just having that final check around the frame for anything distracting. I certainly have. Sometimes you can rescue it with a crop or cloning, but its so much easier to sort in camera.
Wish I could give you an extra fav but you will have to make do with a metaphorical 'gold star' from your get pushed partner.
@s4sayer Thank you Margo. @lizhammond I thank you again. I'm not offended with the feedback, in case you were worried. I appreciate it. People on 365 try to be supportive and are hesitant to give constructive criticism/feedback. I say, how am I supposed to learn anything that way? @peterlgrave Thank you for the comment and fav Peter. @novab Thank you so much Nova. I appreciate your kind words and the fav.
@randystreat thanks, I completely agree with you - I have 'Constructive criticism welcomed' as the first line of my profile to try and encourage it. Glad we are of the same opinion :-)
My only small suggestion is for the white blooms to the bottom left of the frame as I find they very slightly pull my eye & that would be to consider moving them before you shot so you just got the single stem and all that yummy bokeh around it. Not always possible I know & some people prefer to take nature as it comes :-)
@dawnee Thank you so much for your kind comments and fav.
We all do that thing of focusing on the subject and not just having that final check around the frame for anything distracting. I certainly have. Sometimes you can rescue it with a crop or cloning, but its so much easier to sort in camera.
Wish I could give you an extra fav but you will have to make do with a metaphorical 'gold star' from your get pushed partner.
@lizhammond I thank you again. I'm not offended with the feedback, in case you were worried. I appreciate it. People on 365 try to be supportive and are hesitant to give constructive criticism/feedback. I say, how am I supposed to learn anything that way?
@peterlgrave Thank you for the comment and fav Peter.
@novab Thank you so much Nova. I appreciate your kind words and the fav.