Thanks, Ken.  I appreciate your comments.

Dan
http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola

On Fri, Dec 3, 2010 at 12:45 PM, Ken Waller <[email protected]> wrote:
> Nice capture Dan. Good liight, detailed subject.
>
> If I were to change one thing it would be the elimination of the partial
> flower in the LLH corner.
>
> Kenneth Waller
> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/kennethwaller
>
> ----- Original Message ----- From: "Daniel J. Matyola"
> <[email protected]>
> Subject: Re: PESO: Fuchsia Orchids
>
>
>> Thanks, Jack.  Your suggestions are very helpful, and I shall play
>> around with it a bit.
>>
>> I tried several angles on this plant, but this was the best.  Some
>> showed blue int eh background, from the water features of the
>> greenhouse, and that was more distracting.  Some angles showed a bit
>> of wilt in a flower or leaf, and some did not seem as "balanced" to my
>> eye as this shot.
>>
>> Because I like the flower so much, I submitted it to the Pentax
>> Gallery, even though I recognized it was not technically all that
>> good.  To my surprise, it was accepted into the gallery, bringing my
>> little portfolio there up to 45 images.  I am always surprised at what
>> makes it into the gallery -- and what doesn't.  Many of my favorite
>> shots have been rejected.
>>
>> Dan
>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
>>
>> On Thu, Dec 2, 2010 at 11:14 PM, Jack Davis <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>> Beautiful blossoms! Unfortunately, that black background area is very
>>> distracting, the pedals peeking in on the left edge should be cloned out and
>>> the fuchsia color in the upper left corner eliminated. The black background
>>> area would be a tough edit, but the image is worthy of a significant effort.
>>>
>>> Jack
>>>
>>> --- On Thu, 12/2/10, Daniel J. Matyola <[email protected]> wrote:
>>>
>>>> From: Daniel J. Matyola <[email protected]>
>>>> Subject: PESO: Fuchsia Orchids
>>>> To: "Pentax-Discuss Mail List" <[email protected]>
>>>> Date: Thursday, December 2, 2010, 6:39 PM
>>>>
>>>> http://blogs.delphiforums.com/n/blogs/blog.aspx?nav=main&webtag=djm1963&entry=29
>>>>
>>>> Comments, Suggestions, Criticisms and Abuse are All
>>>> Welcome.
>>>>
>>>> Dan Matyola
>>>> http://www.pentaxphotogallery.com/danieljmatyola
>
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