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Critiques [Translate]

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• bizsu (160)
• [2007-12-26 12:15]

Hi Kristien,
Wonderful flower, very good colours, beautiful photo. Congratulations. TFS.
Regards, Zsú

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• gracious (13068)
• [2007-12-26 12:22]

Hello Kristien,
This is a good close up of flower!
excellent sharpness, vivid colour and much details in the shot also the exposure and focus is superb!
well done and TFS
greeting from NZ
cheers
Tony

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• Ena (2458)
• [2007-12-26 15:01]

Hi Kristien,
Nice shot of a common but very nice flower, Malva sylvestris!
Good details and colors!
Regards
Ena

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• CENT-TRETZE (1254)
• [2007-12-27 1:22]

Hello Kristien:

Welcome to TN. You have done it with two precious photos. Brave! I expect to see change over there.thanks by commenting positively one of my photos, that of the cherries of Tassel.

Cordial greetings.

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• Aramok (4931)
• [2007-12-28 3:36]

Hi Kristien

Welcome to TN and Happy New Year as well.

I have always loved the patterns and colour of marshmallow and you have some great colour in this one.

I don't know what you know of photography, but I know what I was like when I started on TN and have learnt a lot by people commenting on my photographs, so I will comment on this one, and please take it as it is meant, in good faith and not as a critism.

I am looking at the point where you have focused the camera and I think you have focused on the very top of the stamen rather than at the upper petal edges which I think would have allowed you to keep the whole flower in focus. your DOF (depth of field) is very shallow at f/2.8 so you need to know exactly how DOF works. at the point where you focus, what actually appears to be in focus to the human eye, is a range with 1/3 in front of the focus point and 2/3s behind. (some lenses this is a 50:50 split), but the point I am trying to make is that you have lost quite a bit of what could be in focus in this picture by focusing on the closest point to you rather than slightly further back... (i hope this translates well!). If this does not make any sense in english (even to me, my explanation could be better) look up depth of field and focal points on the internet - it should help you).

anyhow a great start on TN
TFS
Emma