A second camellia is blooming in my apartment...
It will last one to two weeks, while some other ones will
begin to bloom.

Posted by Pietro Cecchi on Thu, 02/03/11 15:08
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Comments by Jeff Dye on Thu, 02/03/11 17:11 Try to spend a little more time with your flowers in order to possibly come up with a composition beyond the obvious, centered flower. Try filling the frame for something more abstract or focus on an edge and at an angle so the rest of the flower goes out of focus. One could always say your photo is pretty but being "pretty" isn't enough. (I cut mine down. Got tired of the mess :-) Comments by Jeff Dye on Thu, 02/03/11 17:13 The grey rose posted next to yours is a good example of what I'm talking about. Comments by Sandi MacDonald on Thu, 02/03/11 19:50 Such a pretty looking bloom. They look so much like the wild roses around here. It would be nice to see more details on the petals or in the center though. Maybe your next posting will be sharper...;-) Comments by Pietro Cecchi on Fri, 02/04/11 04:13 A bit sharper image Comments by Pietro Cecchi on Fri, 02/04/11 08:16 some more Comments by Pietro Cecchi on Fri, 02/04/11 08:16 Comments by Pietro Cecchi on Fri, 02/04/11 08:16 Comments by Pietro Cecchi on Fri, 02/04/11 08:17 Comments by Jan Bjorklund on Fri, 02/04/11 10:02 The closeup views of the Camellia are more interesting and appealing to me with the image filled, or nearly filled, by the blossom (particularly the second image in the comment section). There is a stronger textural component with the closer views and one has more of a sense of diving into a pool of pink blossoms when viewing the closeup views of Camellia. Comments by Jeff Dye on Fri, 02/04/11 12:13 Much better. No more ordinary, centered flowers from you :-) Comments by Sandi MacDonald on Fri, 02/04/11 13:03 That's better Pietro! Nice to see more of the details. I like the first three in the comment section the best. Lovely! Comments by Maria Salvador on Fri, 02/04/11 15:58 I like the closeups too. A pretty camellia you have, blooming at home and ready to be the subject of many photos! Comments by Sal Santostefano on Fri, 02/04/11 22:45 Pietro, the last post is the best IMO. Very different. Good job. Comments by Sal Santostefano on Fri, 02/04/11 22:50 PS: Lower your ISO and widen up ur F stop for close ups like this. Just try slowering the shutter (& use a tripod) to compensate for the ambient light. High ISO is causing lots of noise in your shots. Comments by John Long on Sat, 02/05/11 14:50 The close-ups you posted above work far better than the OP (which isn't really sharp!) You have some very good advice given above. Comments by Pietro Cecchi on Sun, 02/06/11 14:26 I applied the advice of Sal: 80 ISO, f 3.6, tripod. Here it is. Comments by Sal Santostefano on Sun, 02/06/11 14:37 Very sharp! What do you think, Pietro? Comments by Linda Frey on Sun, 02/06/11 15:38 Very very much improved, Pietro! Comments by MONIQUE STAP on Sun, 02/06/11 15:47 Beautiful plant! I have one outside, with 37 flower butts, I hope they will bloom soon. groetjes, Monique Comments by Pietro Cecchi on Sun, 02/06/11 15:51 Thank you so much Sal for your hints, so precious. Besides I am so glad that you and Linda appreciated the result. Thank you so much, again.