Poppy

A few from this p.m., having "rescued" this bloom from the rotten wind here today.

1.
[IMG]http://i1021.photobucket.com/albums/af340/rogerhlane/Backlitpoppy002crop.jpg[/IMG]

2.
[IMG]http://i1021.photobucket.com/albums/af340/rogerhlane/Poppy001crop-1.jpg[/IMG]

3.
[IMG]http://i1021.photobucket.com/albums/af340/rogerhlane/Poppy007crop.jpg[/IMG]


4.
[IMG]http://i1021.photobucket.com/albums/af340/rogerhlane/Poppy003crop.jpg[/IMG]



I enjoyed taking them, but.....
Let me know what you think: good... bad... O.K...?
And, of course, any hints on improvement welcome.


Coker.

Red's usually a hard colour to photograph, but it's captured
perfectly here. It might not be intentional, but the different
colours/shades of the background create an interesting variation.

Thanks, Algi.

All available light.

The b/g in 2-4 was "as-is", if you see what I mean...the kitchen wall(!)

But 1 was meant: a backlit shot against a (kitchen wall) in shade, darker.

Roger.

#1 would be improved with a darker background I think, and it shouldn't be too difficult.

#1 for me Roger. Saturated colour, darker background, light on the stem

#3 may benefit from a square crop?

I like the simple elegance of 2.

Thanks, everyone.

No.1, darker b/g:


[IMG]http://i1021.photobucket.com/albums/af340/rogerhlane/Backlitpoppy002cropinccontrast.jpg[/IMG]



No.3, square cropped:

[IMG]http://i1021.photobucket.com/albums/af340/rogerhlane/Poppy007cropsqcrop.jpg[/IMG]


Roger.

Either of the No. 1s works for me, and the square crop is a good one too.