Frank, I've never seen a more dazzling array of bright, bold colors. And the focus is razor sharp. This one's going to the "A" list in my wallpaper folder, that's for sure! The one thing I am going to do, though, is to crop off the top right-hand corner -- I want those flowers to be front and center on my screen.
The image is nice and sharp. The color saturation is good. I think the content is just too busy. It's chaotic to me. What we want to do when shooting a bouquet is find a shape to work with - whether circular or oval or square - the flow of the blossoms needs to fit some kind of "mold" in order to draw one in rather than confuse. Does that make sense? In this shot, the eye goes crazy trying to figure out what it's supposed to do. The rose grabs me becuase it's a different color and then the lilies draw the eye because of the interesting marks. All but one of the lilies is cut off at the edge which creates antagonism. Are you with me? If they're still fresh, try shooting them from different angles and creating a "bouquet within the bouquet." Good luck. anne :-)
Don't tell me it's good, tell me what is good about it. Don't tell me it stinks, tell me what I can do do improve it. Thank you for taking the time to tell me anything at all. Be blessed. anne :-)
The purple rose does steal the show. I don't see any lilies, but I see what Anne is saying.
Maybe a re-cropping is all that's needed. You give these to your wife? What a thoughtful husband you are!
Never rebuke while you’re still indignant about a fault committed—wait until the next day, or even longer. Then calmly, and with a purer intention, make your reprimand. You’ll gain more by a friendly word than by a three-hour quarrel.
-Josemaria Escriva