Rhonda, I read your plea for feedback in the Forums and thought I would take a look at your portfolio. You're off to a good start. I particularly like this one because it is something other than the ordinary floral shot. You've used your imagination to come up with a slightly different way to shot a rose, the reflection is a nice touch. It could be a bit sharper but a rose is a soft flower so it need not be so sharp it is harsh. It is nice to see the little hairs that are on the rose leaves and you've captured some of that. You controlled the light well here, there are no blown-out whites -- areas of the photo that are so brightly lit that there is no color in the whitest white. Some of your florals have burned out whites, like the mum which is very nice except for the areas where you can see no definition in the white petals. White flowers are hard to shoot and often come out better if you do not use a flash. Try to shoot with natural light at first then attempt the flash and try to aim it indirectly at your subject, or aim it at a light surface so the light will bounce off that subject and reflect onto what you are trying to capture. Just because your camera has a macro setting don't zoom into everything you see. It is desireable to see an entire flower, not just the very center, unless that center has something that is extraordinary. It is tempting to shoot everything in macro because it is so cool, but try to compose your photo with more than just one small thing. Maybe that's why I like this photo so much, it is composed well and shows almost all of the flower. Hope that helps a bit. Oh, if you'd like to tell us something about yourself in the biography section of your portfolio that will encourage more people to respond. When we get to know you better you will get lots of comments. Keep posting your photos, you are doing a fine job and its nice to have you here.
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{K:22586} 7/15/2003