Norfolk, Va Botanical Gardens

ADMIT Photography

Had the chance to visit the Norfolk Botanical Gardens the other day and thought I'd share a few of my favorite shots.

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As always comments and critiques are welcome!

ADMIT Photography

Bump.....No one has anything to say?

kdog

Comps are generally good, but these images are too contrasty for my tastes. You have blocked out shadows and blown highlights and colors in every one of these shots. Perhaps you went too far with a curves adjust?

That being said, I think #5 is the winner here. Despite the technical flaws, you still have some good color and details.

ADMIT Photography

Thanks Kdog. I agree about some of the highlights being blown out but I love the contrast colors (they look great blown up on my 50" TV) in these photos. I guess it's a personal taste.

kdog

You bring up a point that most photos present best at larger sizes and usually garner more comments. I usually recommend using L size (800p) or larger. I usually use XL myself. Even X2 works for some extraordinary photos. We have a "stretchy" feature here on Dgrin that downsizes your photo to fit smaller browser windows, and it automatically expands the image if your browser grows.