reaching for the sun

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• mark25 (4599)
• [2007-08-13 21:15]
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salam alekum suhailah :)

my comments and thoughts: i love sunflowers too - but we must use photography to present something like a flower in a much more beautiful way than it is..

i may sound little crude in my comment but i must tell you that there are a couple of flaws here, which are taking away all the beauty from this photo...

1- despite a good shutter speed, ISO 80 and a wide open aperture, this photo still looks grainy and blurred...especially the center of your sunflower... i dont know but i think it is a crop...

2- there is a lot of clutter in the photo, i mean the background is very busy here, and the flower does not stand out on its own... and this is a trick you must learn... how to make your subject stand out while throwing everything out of focus :)

3- the light in the background is harsh and disturbing the colors here, so a little movement from the photographer to change the shooting angle, would've helped...

if i ever got a chance, i'd love to explain to you in person how to do wonders with your panasonic camera, let alone the canon 400d, you can blow people away with the 400d, once you learn a few tricks :)

i'm sorry if its sounding like a lecture from someone who thinks he is mr.know-it-all... its just a few suggestions from another aspiring photographer like you :)

i appreciate your effort and how you've shared it with us :)

stay well and smile :) :)

muhammad muhsin