Critique Please

[Rohirrim]

I saw this solo Cattail flower standing up against the mountain on my way to capture some birds yesterday morning and thought it would make a nice shot. I was happy with the picture, but I'd like to know what others think.


http://rohirrim.smugmug.com/photos/34048976-M.jpg
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Thank you for your thoughts,

[Michiel de Brieder]

first of all, the colors are magnificent :bow

now for the other aspects of the picture. The composition is nice, but as you can tell, nice isn't the entire story :D I'd probably would have wanted the cattail agains the blue skye, but that's my taste :D
Sharpness.. probably the biggest problem is the small size, but as far as I can see the detail and sharpness are missing on the cattail (I'm kind of a freak for details in these kinds of pictures)
I dig the slight diagonals!!

I hope this has given you more insights on how others might view the picture :D I would love to see this one in print though, I think it will make a great print!

[melissa6631]

I have to second that the colors are fabulous. Very warm. For me personally? I want to see more of the cattail. You composed this nicely by not putting the cattail in the center of the photo. Very nice!

[XO-Studios]

The picture has a unique feature which in my mind I have not resolved yet if it is a pro or con. One one hand, the sprouts at the bottom of the cattail, enter the frame w/o us knowing where they came from, keeps me engaged and guessing. On the other hand, the sprouts at the bottom of the cattail, enter the frame w/o us knowing where they came from, keeps me engaged and guessing.

Nice colors.

XO,

[LiquidOps]

I saw this solo Cattail flower standing up against the mountain on my way to capture some birds yesterday morning and thought it would make a nice shot. I was happy with the picture, but I'd like to know what others think.


http://rohirrim.smugmug.com/photos/34048976-M.jpg
EXIF (http://rohirrim.smugmug.com/photos/newexif.mg?ImageID=34048976)


Thank you for your thoughts,
So that's where Corn Dogs come from!!!!

[Rohirrim]

Thank you all for your comments.