Sweet Gerbera

Tweek · 11th February 2002

Gerberas are perhaps my fav kind of flowers, both for photo-taking and personal admiration. Simple yet brilliant. Hope this one will bring a smile to your face if the day has been bad.

megaweb · 11th February 2002

the flower is nice ... but the background white area is distracting ..

quackaroo · 11th February 2002

nah i think it's a great shot
i like the background maybe the unbloomed flower at the bottom left is abit distracting but other than that, its great!
since the flower already has detail. i like the background to have a little "action" too.

Tweek · 12th February 2002

Thanks megaweb and quackaroo. I wanted a frontal shot of the flower, so I didn't have much choice over the background.

Hehe but I think the gerbera itself is so pretty (I mean the flower, not my shot) that I don't really get distracted by the background...

anyways, Happy New Year folks!

Wai · 12th February 2002

damn...should have order this flower instead or roses

i dun find the background distracting..

cos the flower is so nice that it catch hold of your full attention already

Tweek · 12th February 2002

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Originally posted by kamwai
damn...should have order this flower instead or roses

It's ok lah, roses are the classics for V Day...your valentine will definitely like them.

ninelives · 12th February 2002

hmm, i thnk the center of the rose is under-exposed. do u think it will be better if your use spot meter and forcus the center?

Falcon · 20th February 2002

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Originally posted by megaweb
the flower is nice ... but the background white area is distracting ..

Agree. But the sharpness of that flower should be enough to bring your attention back to it.

20th February 2002

NineLives, spot-metering on the center will over-expose the entire shot although I agree that the center is a little under-expose hence lost of clarity. The background is a little distracting, especially the white areas. One way to overcome this is to use either a black card/cloth/jacket (ask your gf to hold it

ut her to some good use :>) or use flash with high shutter speed to throw the background into darkness. Otherwise, very vibrant colors and good sharpness on the shot. Agreeing, Gerbera is a very beautiful flower to admire though difficult to grow

11th February 2002	#1
Tweek Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: East Posts: 2,149	Sweet Gerbera Gerberas are perhaps my fav kind of flowers, both for photo-taking and personal admiration. Simple yet brilliant. Hope this one will bring a smile to your face if the day has been bad.

11th February 2002	#2
megaweb Moderator Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: East Posts: 8,106	the flower is nice ... but the background white area is distracting .. __________________ See my Photo Gallery at the Clubsnap \| Pbase

20th February 2002	#9
Mouse Guests Posts: n/a	NineLives, spot-metering on the center will over-expose the entire shot although I agree that the center is a little under-expose hence lost of clarity. The background is a little distracting, especially the white areas. One way to overcome this is to use either a black card/cloth/jacket (ask your gf to hold itut her to some good use :>) or use flash with high shutter speed to throw the background into darkness. Otherwise, very vibrant colors and good sharpness on the shot. Agreeing, Gerbera is a very beautiful flower to admire though difficult to grow

11th February 2002	#3
quackaroo Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: #script error; restart server Posts: 331	nah i think it's a great shot i like the background maybe the unbloomed flower at the bottom left is abit distracting but other than that, its great! since the flower already has detail. i like the background to have a little "action" too.

12th February 2002	#4
Tweek Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: East Posts: 2,149	Thanks megaweb and quackaroo. I wanted a frontal shot of the flower, so I didn't have much choice over the background. Hehe but I think the gerbera itself is so pretty (I mean the flower, not my shot) that I don't really get distracted by the background... anyways, Happy New Year folks!

12th February 2002	#5
Wai Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: South Pole with Penguins Posts: 5,133	damn...should have order this flower instead or roses i dun find the background distracting.. cos the flower is so nice that it catch hold of your full attention already

12th February 2002	#7
ninelives Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Location: BB Posts: 2,622	hmm, i thnk the center of the rose is under-exposed. do u think it will be better if your use spot meter and forcus the center?