Too boring?

Jet

Just took this yesterday in the garden. Is it too boring/lacking a subject? And how well does it fit the theme? C&C appreciated!

peterst6906

Hi Jet,

Firstly, welcome aboard, it's good to see the LPS expanding (and as an Ozzie too, it's always good to see more).

In relation to your shot, my initial reaction is that it isn't quite on theme.

It's a nice photo, but the lighting is very flat.

Since the theme is ambient or flash, to me that means that the light itself is the subject. So while the theme is very open to what you can shoot, it's just seems to me that taking a photo under flat lighting conditions probably won't make the top 10.

I would consider shooting at a different time of day (eg. to get some nice warm afternoon light), or adding reflectors, flash etc. in so that you get some real shape because of the different light direction and intnesity.

Just my 0.02c.

Regards,

Peter

Jet

Hello Peter, thanks for your 2c, it was appreciated and needed. I see what you mean. I'll try and shoot something with more of a focus on lighting.

tlee

I agree that the lighting is flat, and that the light should "stand out" for this theme. I have(had--they've gone dormant now) a similiar flower in my garden, and have tried on several occasions to get a great picture of them--for some reason, it is a little bit difficult. The best luck I've had is when the sunlight was shining behind the bloom, and the petals had some water drops on them. Good luck!

pemmett

Remember also if taking photos of flowers not to chop the end of one of the petals - it kind of spoils the image some.

Jet

More options?
Thanks for the input everyone
Ive come up with a few more, please let me know what you think

This flower doesnt have the same colours as the last one, but has less flat lighting


This one of the web is annoying because the spider is hardly recognisable..


Today I was taking pics of model rockets being set off, and i thought maybe the flame out the back could be considered ambient light . I cant seem to find a 'good' crop of this one..


None of these are amazing but I am not being hit with inspiration for this theme.. and am obviously still have a lot to learn

shatch

Your new flower photo is much better. I think it is a potential to work with unless you find a more "inspiring to you" shot between now and end of the competition. If you have some post production skills, I would recommend some tweeking to make it punch a little more. If you don't have the skills, check out the other sections of SmugMug to learn some. Welcome and good luck!