Critique Welcomed Rose And...

[Rob MacKillop]

The white bit, top left, is overblown. So, after trying to fix it, I gave up, and cropped the entire rose out. And I quite like what is left:

Your thoughts and suggestions appreciated...​

 

[Rob MacKillop]

BTW, what is the white flower? Helibore?

 

[Peter McCullough]

Superb Rob (as always), love the vivid colours against the dark background. Taken with the Fuji digital?

 

[Kev Pugh]

I like the first rob infact I'd probably have used the bottom closed heli and cut it and dropped it over the blown out one a little bit of layerr masking would give you a great result I'm sure either that or the crop just cutting it out, square of course, for me that would give that blast of colour, just an idea of course

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Good point, Kev. I'll give it some thought. It's a shame to lose the red.

Peter, yes, Fuji XE-1 with the 18-55mm lens. Cheers, glad you like it! You are my hero in this area...

 

[Pete Askew]

Not keen on the cropped image of the Convolvulus - you've sussed that out I take it from the other post. I like Kev's suggestion to solve the blown highlight issue (although, on screen at least, it doesn't detract I don't think).

 

[Rob MacKillop]

Thanks, Pete.