I like the subdued lighting here.

Composition is good good.


The only caveats/suggestions I have is with respect to DOF and hue.

Seems like ... seems, that is ... you were caught between choices of f/stops?

As presented, there is a nice balance of blurred background and subject matter in focus.

Perhaps, some more experimentation might produce some interesting results as well.


I did download your image here and found (at least to my monitor's liking) ... that a slight adjustment of Hue of the Red(s) (in Photoshop CS3) deepened and brightened them some.

Given the time of day, or that of the lighting conditions you shot under.. a tad cool now. (Just a bit, mind you.)

That said..


Great camera you have in hand and again, reiterating.. looking forward to seeing more from you.

Thanks for sharing this one with us. Makes a pleasant desktop. :o)

Lovely patch of dark red flowers...very pretty!