Flower of glory

[tengcc]

Hi,

Just happen to snap this picture while I was walking near a church. C&C thanks. Newbie.

http://tengcc.multiply.com/photos/photo/12/7

[tltan]

hi bro,

Got what you trying to mean by the title.

But in this case, its pretty difficult to compose to include the background without compromising the foreground. The foreground greens demand more attention then the picture i feel.

shoot more!

regards,
tltan

[tengcc]

Originally Posted by tltan hi bro, Got what you trying to mean by the title. But in this case, its pretty difficult to compose to include the background without compromising the foreground. The foreground greens demand more attention then the picture i feel. shoot more! regards, tltan

Thanks for yr advice. How can I improve to get the foreground greens more attention? Still got alot alot to learn. Cheers.

[tltan]

Originally Posted by tengcc Thanks for yr advice. How can I improve to get the foreground greens more attention? Still got alot alot to learn. Cheers.

Hi there,

I mean the foreground greens are competing for attention with your smaller flower and the background which is what you want to portray I believe....=)

I also newbie in this and I feel its a difficult composition to include such concrete background and a soft flower. The balance must be important in this case. What you want to portray must stand out against what you want the viewer not to see. What am i talking about?

Regards,
tltan

[tengcc]

Originally Posted by tltan Hi there, I mean the foreground greens are competing for attention with your smaller flower and the background which is what you want to portray I believe....=) I also newbie in this and I feel its a difficult composition to include such concrete background and a soft flower. The balance must be important in this case. What you want to portray must stand out against what you want the viewer not to see. What am i talking about? Regards, tltan

Hi Titan,

Thanks for yr explaining. What I was trying to potray is to get the flower to be as sharp as possible and to get the rest, the greens and the picture behind to be as soft as possible.

As I am a newbie, I still do not know how to get all the setting right. FYI, I am using D50 Nikon and I took this picture using the macro dial. Cheers.

[ExplorerZ]

Originally Posted by tengcc Hi Titan, Thanks for yr explaining. What I was trying to potray is to get the flower to be as sharp as possible and to get the rest, the greens and the picture behind to be as soft as possible. As I am a newbie, I still do not know how to get all the setting right. FYI, I am using D50 Nikon and I took this picture using the macro dial. Cheers.

try using a fast lens like f2.8, you can easily blur out the rest other than the flower itself. but in this case, people will not be able to figure out what is the background, making this shot just a simple close-up without meaning.