Lily C&C

Stephen P

Took this photo this evening. Worked on it in Lightroom and this is the result. Any feedback welcome.

pixbyjohn

I think it is a super photo, nicely pp too.

*eadaoin

nice detail and focus here, i also like the light falling on the outer petals. i've found lilies a difficult subject so i haven't any good shots of them at all!

personally i think the composition could be improved a little here, i feel like a bit too much of the flower is cut off and the angle is a little too head on from the top (although it does allow for a nice dof into the depths of the flower), from my own artistic eye it's just not a pleasing vantage point and i would prefer something more subtle - although i am sure there are others who would quite like a bold shot like this.

i also feel that it may be a bit too sharp, wanting to capture the detail in the petals & pollen is grand but to my eye the details are just a tiny bit too strong for comfort and it seems a bit surreal. it's possible too that the tones are a little too dark, perhaps not helped by a very dark background, i find that the photos i like the most of flowers are ones that are full of light that captures their colour in a vibrant way. it might help to use more lighting if you're taking shots of it again? or to put it against a brighter background?

i hope i haven't gone overboard here, this is my first C&C on this board and i wanted to be honest in my opinoin as i look for the same when i'm questioning a shot of my own. overall i think it's pretty good, you've got nice colour going on in the green/gold/white combination and i really love how the lines all flow into the centre of the flower - lilies have so many distracting parts i find it's hard to achieve that kind of composition

Thoie

I hate lilies, but this is a nice shot

There are three things distracting me though - top right there's a white light peeping around the edge, top left hand side there's some green (probably the stem or something? And bottom right there's a "reddish" patch, which may be my eyes/monitor. Don't get rid of this version, but maybe try messing with a copy and see if you can get rid of those?

kgpixels

It’s a nice shot, very soft and relaxing. The composition is very good also. If I was to be very critical, I'd say the small bit of light in the upper right had corner throws the photo slightly.

Hugh_C

I also have issues with the composition/crop, it's neither fish nor flesh, not wide enough or not close enough. Otherwise pretty good