Jens Bladt wrote: > I'm sorry if I have posted this image before.... > http://www.flickr.com/photos/bladt/2828279/ > > I entered a local competition with this. The judge didn't like it - at all. > He said the lighting was bad. That's what bothers me: Is it really wrong to > try to just photograph something the way you see it?
LOL - So the guy thought you used studio lightling? geez. THe lighting is natural light, right? and lovely. I would have taken the dead blossoms off, I think, after shooting it as you did and played around with angles. the lighting is great. The black background makes it appear you put a back drop behind it though which makes it appear less natural. The dew drops are nice. and it would be very publishable in a flower guide or Horticultural magazine. > As I opened my front > door one morning in late August (the day after I received my new *ist D), I > noticed this flower, which I believe it is a weed, not a "culture" flower. Hey - lets have a little respect for wild flowers, kiddo :) This is an evening primrose and is often intentionally planted in gardens... > I shot it right there - from my doorway - as I saw it - that fine morning. My > front door is facing east, so naturally, it's back lit! The almost-black > background is just the shadow-side of my hedge - noting artificial/arranged. > All the best > > Jens Bladt > mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] > http://hjem.get2net.dk/bladt Don't worry about the judges. annsan
