Of all the pictures I took in this week's study of color and contrast, I like this one the best for its composition, clarity, presentation of analogous colors (especially with the blue background), contrast, and variety in line, shape, movement, and rhythm. It was shot at an aperture of f/9 for 1/60th of a second, with ISO at 200 and white balance on automatic.
The blue window creates a nice negative space around the leaves, especially contrasting against the yellow. I like the yummy varieties of brown, yellow and green in this, and the many textures of rough, lined, or shiny/waxy. Explain to me, people, why, if this is set at f/9, why aren't all of the leaves equally in focus? they aren't that far apart from each other. I do not understand this. I keep having this issue when I take pictures of flowers. Why? Why? WHY!!! I think something would be better if the light were a bit different, but I'm not sure what to suggest. The detail in the front leaves is lost. Perhaps a focus issue, but I think it is also a light reflection issue. If the exposure were darker, do you think we would be able to see the leaf lines better?
ReplyDeleteOh hey, I'm giving all critical feedback. I really like the predominance of bright glorious YELLOW in the front and the subtle darker greens and blues in the back, and the composition of the young yellow leaves in front, as well as the little echo repeat of it just behind and to the right. (and a bit of echo repeat above the scene in those extra leaf points at the top left.)