Originally Posted by
Don Burkett
I think the sharpness is fine. Composition wise, it's a matter of personal preference. Some have recommended a darker background and that is a good suggestion. Here are some additional thoughts for whatever there worth. A deflector or diffuser is alway helpful in shooting flora. It keeps the relected light of the flower more even, and flowers love to have shiny parts that create hot spots. In a shot like this, where the round flower is predominent, typically a 1:1 crop works better when there is a non-contributing background. If more of the stem were visible I'd recommend a vertical orientation. A horizonal orientation rarely seems to work out for me with a single round bloom unless there are lots of angular lines created by the stem and leaves. A touch more contrast and a closer crop would bring out texture of this beautiful bloom more. Your DOF is perfect, but there are a lot of color patches in this shot competing for attention.
All in all, very good effort. You got 2 of the tough parts worked out being the overall sharpness and DOF. Most of everything else, including what I said, is a matter or personal preference.
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