twilight flowers

[BAC07]

hey guys, not sure if this is the right place to post these but there is man made stuff in it so i suppose it is.

im thinking of entering one of these in a comp any feedback would be awesome!!

http://www.photo.net.au/members/d/4353-2/DSC00865.JPG

http://www.photo.net.au/members/d/4357-2/DSC00869.JPG


they were taken on my sony DSC p 10

Cal

[Mike]

Should be in still life and technical
I dont understand why one is on it's side.
What are the numbers for in red?
Cropping , lighting and health of flowers all a bit iffy!
What's the comp?

[Dowden]

I'd remove the time/date stamp.
Yellow highlight's are blown on the first one, and the shadow distracting.
Maybe crop out the cylinder shaped thing.
Flash is too apparent on the 2nd one.(harsh shadow behind flowers)

Sorry if i've dampened your day, but if your entering a comp C & C from the web is adviseable, so at least you asked.

[Gaffman]

I get the feeling that i'm seeing too much of the overall scene with these images. If you could re-shoot them (without date stamp) getting in closer to just the flowers and vase. You will probably find the camera will meter the light on the flowers better too.

My film and tv teacher back at school used to tell me "If its awkward or uncomfortable to take a certain shot, its probably the most creatively appealing". So get in there and grab some varied angles. Keep shooting :D

[BAC07]

Cheers guys, ill run back to the drawing board with my tail between my legs.

appreciate feedback. only way to learn ;)

i posted the comp address in the news section


Cal

[Mike]

Cheers guys, ill run back to the drawing board with my tail between my legs.

appreciate feedback. only way to learn ;)

i posted the comp address in the news section


Cal

look forward to seeing another effort, first thing though is to get a professional looking flower arrangement if that's what you realy want to shoot,... personally i would be going outside..spring has sprung there must be something out there!