Hello Trevor, Glad that you shared with us. It is always nice to see others work and to be able to provide comments.
For me, this image is a bit over the top with the flash. Rather than being fill, it lights up the flower and green parts too much so that it doesn't blend at all with the background. Now this could just be me, but it causes it to jump out in an unnatural way. I'm not much of a fill flash person when it comes to plants (use it quite a bit with weddings and portraits though). I think you spotted something that does have merit with it's colors and the background. I would have also like to see a lower angle - more looking directly at the open blossom. Not sure if it would be better, but certainly worth the effort. I know with my stuff, I'll spot what I want to shoot, but take several frames with different perspectives and different DOF. Many times my first image is not the one of choice. My 2 bits... -- Best regards, Bruce Wednesday, October 26, 2005, 3:36:00 AM, you wrote: TB> G'day All. TB> Well, this is my very first PESO. TB> I was out this afternoon getting some trigger time with the *ist Ds. TB> I really liked the look of this Red Native against the bark of the TB> Spotted Gum (Eucalyptus Maculata) as a back drop. TB> I welcome all comments on this Image. TB> I am eager to learn. TB> http://www.photo.net/photodb/photo?photo_id=3829516 TB> Thanks. TB> Hooroo. TB> Regards, Trevor. TB> Grafton. TB> Australia TB> "Every normal man must be tempted at times to spit upon his hands,hoist TB> the black flag, and begin slitting throats." - Henry Louis Mencken
