Daffodil Photo - Opinions?

It is a wonderful shot of the daffodil. Did you take more than just one photograph? I usually take several since I do not know the exact effect until I get it loaded on the computer! I would also liketo see a shot from a little more below the flower. I think it would have a nice effect as well.

i love the blur here... but i think that it could have been better if you focus stigma. i think that it could have a great effect. well that's what i think... but over all i think that it's good, you know the lighting and the angle. don't for get keep sharing your photos, i love to watch them.

Very nice photo! Close-up photography is not an easy thing to do at all as the focus and light can be a challenge. If I was to make any suggestions to improve on this one, I'd probably try to improve the focus a little more and would also aim for more light because this will showcase the shadowing and lines of the central part of the daffodil more effectively. Including the entire daffodil in the shot may have been of benefit too as you could have the outer petals slightly out of focus which would then have drawn the eye into the central part of the flower.

Wow! I love daffodils and the picture is wonderful! Good job!

wow nice shot there... its hard to take a good pic.. esp flowers that will move with a small wind blow hahha anyways, hope you keep that up..

I think it is an excellent shot. I really like how it stands out so much against the dark background. It really looks like it is popping out at you. The only thing that makes it somewhat difficult to look at is that it was hard to find the focus point. I wasnt sure where in the picture I should be looking. I didnt know where you were trying to draw attention. Keep rocking the photographs!

This is a great shot... It shows that you have been taking alot of pictures.. Do you find that you have an eye for this type of photographs? I have a few posted online, just my preferred ones are of scenic, animals, and odd objects. I have taken some of friends, family, children... I feel these are the tough ones. Its tough to get them to act natural, cause they see you there, and want to pose. You can see what I mean. http://brattyspace.com/community/jiffythorn Keep up the good work, and you might think about entering some contests, great way to earn, also there are a few stock photo sites you can post photo's for sale online.

It is a great picture. I think maybe it would be better with a little more focus in the middle, but that"s just my opinion. As a suggestion, is there any way you could keep a notebook and write down the settings as you take each one? That way you can see exactly what works and what doesn't, so you know how to correct it next time.

Very pretty! And thanks for enclosing the link; made it so much easier to view the photo. Were you deliberately going for something soft or is it the focus?

Thats a nice one. Would you share the settings which you took that on? Did you set it in Macro mode? The region just above the pistils appear blur. I don't know how you got it that way. Anyway thats a nice shoot. Happy shutter bugging.