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Posted 01/10/2021 - 12:11
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Posted 01/10/2021 - 15:36
Nicely done Chris, sharp, crisp then the slightly darker mirror image - lovely! personally I'm not keen on the composition/framing, maybe the third at the left and the right could be cropped off to make a portrait framed image? Just my view (maybe) 
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Posted 01/10/2021 - 16:55
Thanks John,
Appreciate the critique, is this better, I've also cropped a tad off the top and bottom so the stalk end is out of the frame, Having considered and tried your portrait suggestion, I think a square option perhaps would work better, horses for courses
Chris
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Appreciate the critique, is this better, I've also cropped a tad off the top and bottom so the stalk end is out of the frame, Having considered and tried your portrait suggestion, I think a square option perhaps would work better, horses for courses
Chris
www.chrismillsphotography.co.uk
" A Hangover is something that occupies the Head you neglected to use the night before".
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K1 - Sigma 85mm F1.4, Pentax DFA 150 -450 F4.5 / 5.6, Pentax DFA* 24 - 70 F2.8
Samyang 14mm F2.8, Pentax DFA* 70-200 F2.8
K3iii + K3ii + K5iis converted to IR, Sigma 17 - 70 F2.8, Pentax 55 - 300 F4.5 / F5.6 PLM
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Posted 01/10/2021 - 17:13
I like your tighter cropping on the left, in your first alternative above, rather more than the square crop. Not sure about cropping out the end of the stalk though - a bit like an unfinished story.
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Mike
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Posted 01/10/2021 - 21:56
Beautiful Chris. To chime in on the cropping: the empty blackness brings a lot to the image. You might try a 7:5 or 4:3 crop (but by golly keep the stems in the frame!), which would tighten things up a bit but keep enough air for the flower to breathe.
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Chrism8
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100 iso - 0.6 sec at F8 and pretty much SOOC
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" A Hangover is something that occupies the Head you neglected to use the night before".
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K1 - Sigma 85mm F1.4, Pentax DFA 150 -450 F4.5 / 5.6, Pentax DFA* 24 - 70 F2.8
Samyang 14mm F2.8, Pentax DFA* 70-200 F2.8
K3iii + K3ii + K5iis converted to IR, Sigma 17 - 70 F2.8, Pentax 55 - 300 F4.5 / F5.6 PLM