Marti I love the closeup details of the Asian Lily flowers. By shooting down you were able to get everything sharp. I have to disagree with the vignettes in the corners. I've heard multiple times that the vignette should not be noticeable and I think you went a bit too far with that idea. Just my opinion and others might not agree with me.
  Posted: 02/10/2025 22:14:58

Hi Marti, I like the angle of this image and the colour is just lovely. It's my opinion that the stamen is the focal point in your image but I believe that it blends into the background petals of the flower and so doesn't stand out as it should. You might want to consider using curves in photoshop to lighten that part of the image. A lighter vignette might be a better option as I think the current version is too noticeable.   Posted: 02/15/2025 10:36:18

Hi Marti. This is a beautiful lily and I love the point of view you have chosen. If it were my image, I would probably crop it square to eliminate the black cutout of the right, and also lighten it up a bit more like the original. Just a thought....   Posted: 02/20/2025 20:51:17