Douglas' Grasswidow + Repost

Perfect image of the subject flower. Nice and sharp and great exposure. Seems like I'm right there. I would be tempted to make this a vertical image by cropping in from left and right. I don't think those areas add much to the subject particularly the left side.

Peter, thanks for your suggestion. Please see my updated image.

Beautiful flower. The repost really emphasizes the flower nicely. I also like the yellow/green moss in the lower right. It adds some nice color contrast. (In the spirit of "never perfect" I could see shifting the flower a touch left and including more of the moss.)

Phil: Welcome to the finest Flora gallery on the planet and thanks for a fine first post here. I like both views; they're completely different shots. The tight crop works great as a natural portrait. On the original I would crop from the right to 5:4 ratio. The moss is interesting but I like the other disparate elements on the left side a bit better. Cropping from either side will get the subject out of the center of the frame as well, something not as critical on the tighter shot. Great to have you aboard and looking forward to more. >=))>

Welcome Phil, a lovely subject you have here. I like the cropping suggestions you've received already and your cropped version really shows off the details of the flower. But I also like Bill's suggestion for retaining much of the left side of the image ... resulting a more environmental shot.

Thanks everyone for your encouraging posts!! I am new to using a macro lens and know I have a lot to learn. Wonderful and inspiring images in this gallery.