Attempting to be creative, I was supposed to be helping my husband take photos for an Adirondack furniture website. I loved these flowers. The forest we were in had just been logged and they made it through.
Hi, again, Jackie! By vertical format, I meant "turn the camera up on end", so that it's more tall than wide. Some people call it "portrait" versus "landscape". In this case, it might have enhanced the spindly, delicate nature of the flower you've captured.
If you don't mind, I've taken the liberty to crop the picture with a vertical format. It's not a very good composition by doing so because (as I'm learning) it's usually better to compose these things before you shoot and this cropping loses the feeling of "watch your step cuz there are innocent, delicate ones under your feet"; it just illustrates what I mean by vertical format.
Thanks for the tip Sue! I did take one vertically, but I didn't get close enough. I hear what you're saying about the distraction in the backround. But, I guess I'm odd because I kind of enjoy that about it. The chaos of this forest that had just been logged, but these stark white flowers are just growing, oblivious to it. I will pay more attention to my backrounds next time, though! I attached the vertical shot, it isn't very good.
Hi, Jackie! Welcome to USEFILM! Sounds like you and I are in similar situations, starting out helping the spouse and discovering a creative outlet. You'll find this website and the members to be very helpful.
I like the title of your photo and the detail of your subject. I probably would have gone with a vertical format and gotten closer to the subject, because the background is a little distracting. The Kodak website has a good tutorial about composition that I enjoyed. Took about ten minutes. Search google for photography composition tips.
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