Shirley Pohlman
April 2026 - GARDEN COSMOS
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About the Image(s)
Just a lazy shot of a group of cosmos. Shot with iPhone 14. Did some cloning of white buds, masked the background to darken and added reverse vignette.
4 comments posted
Great composition of the cluster of Cosmos, Shirley. I like the reverse vignette. Nice touch!
Posted: 04/07/2026 10:02:44
Posted: 04/07/2026 10:02:44
Shirley, I really like the depth of this image. I like the way the flowers "meander" off into the background.
The flowers at the front are very sharp and the image softens as we look deeper into it.
You have made a simple scene into a very nice, well constructed image. I like the colour palette. Maybe you could try a dark vignette. Thatwould stop the eye from wandering off the centre bright spot of the image and towards the corners of the image.
Posted: 04/08/2026 01:30:30
The flowers at the front are very sharp and the image softens as we look deeper into it.
You have made a simple scene into a very nice, well constructed image. I like the colour palette. Maybe you could try a dark vignette. Thatwould stop the eye from wandering off the centre bright spot of the image and towards the corners of the image.
Posted: 04/08/2026 01:30:30
Very nice floral image. I would tend to turn up the white, but that's just my preference. Interesting receding background that matches the mood. Posted: 04/08/2026 20:03:59
Hi Shirley.
Very nice image and I-phone capture.
I've been doing quite a bit of flower photography as of late, and I know there are many schools of thought about how much DOF or softness to create. It's up to the creator. The biggest thing is separation from the background. You've done a very nice job of darkening that. I have mixed feelings about the vignette. I like the concept, but think it is a bit overdone. Did you try the black vignette? That, too, will make your white flowers pop. Just a thought, but you do have a very nice image. Posted: 04/15/2026 10:10:41
Very nice image and I-phone capture.
I've been doing quite a bit of flower photography as of late, and I know there are many schools of thought about how much DOF or softness to create. It's up to the creator. The biggest thing is separation from the background. You've done a very nice job of darkening that. I have mixed feelings about the vignette. I like the concept, but think it is a bit overdone. Did you try the black vignette? That, too, will make your white flowers pop. Just a thought, but you do have a very nice image. Posted: 04/15/2026 10:10:41