[dod]

Can't make my mind up about this one. Was taken late evening, flash slightly underexposed to get the black background.

[CT]

Lovely colour saturation. No sure about it overall though. The out of focus flower in the background dominates too much I think. :?
Although - the more I look at it, the more it grows on me.

[table_leg]

hiya..........
I am a new comer to photography so dont know alot but i think its really nice. i love the colours (red is a fav colour). some photos i have taken has a something that is out of focus....but i am learning though....

[Chez]

Hi dod.

As CT said, I love the colours and initially was not sure about it.

That said, like CT, the more I look at it, the more it grows on me...

table-leg - I think dod has deliberately made the yellow flower out of focus, using a wide aperture (small F number). This effect is referred to as depth of field (DOF)...have a look around the forums/on the internet and you'll find lots of info. It is often used, for example, to make the subject of a portrait stand out from t he background (the person is in focus and the background is blurred).

Regards
Chez

[dod]

Originally Posted by CT

Lovely colour saturation. No sure about it overall though. The out of focus flower in the background dominates too much I think. :?
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Thanks all for the comments. I think I'm starting to see whats wrong with it. When looking at the scene the red of the foreground tulip covered a good bit more of the viewfinder. The flash has cast fairly big shadows on the background petals making the black area too big, breaks up the red and lets the yellow stand out too much. The original idea was to get roughly one third blocks of colour with the red dominating but it hasn't quite came off.

[Steve]

I can see what you where trying to do here but I am not entirely sure that it would have worked even if the flash had illuminated the red tulip correctly.

The problem is that there are only really two focal points and one of those (the red tulip) is confusing as it’s’ form and focus doesn’t hold your attention. The yellow/orange tulip is quite visible in its shape and colour but is not recognisable on its own as a flower, this again confuses.

I really don’t know how this shot would work in its current form, I do however applaud you for trying something different.