Ribwort Plantain flower

A macro shot of a Ribwort Plantain flower.
I made this shot in my backgarden. I spent a morning making macro's.
I'm curious to find out about your opinions.
So C&C welcome. Thanks in advance.

Exposure time 1/160 s
F-number f/16
Exposure program Manual
ISO speed ratings ISO 100
Focal length 180 mm
Flash mode External flash
Focus mode MF

Its actually quite nice... the dark bg certainly helps your subject to stand out.... and I like the composition...

I think the black background works nicely as well. I do wonder if a vertical format might have suited the subject a little better? Nice macro work regardless.

David

Technically, Tom, I can't fault it. Aesthetically it feels very unnatural, that said, I can see the image being successfully used as a botanic illustration.

Cheers,
Chris

I love the dark BG it helps the flower stand out,very nice detail, well done tom

Dark backgrounds do tend to look a little unnatural, though prior to fancy ttl flash metering systems I remember most of my macro stuff being like this. Works well with this subject, however, and really shows off the stamens. Composition is always difficult with this sort of stuff and I actually think that this works. I might also have tried a vertical format with the plant a bit smaller in the frame and the stem sloping in from the bottom rhs.

Cheers

Malcolm

Nice one Tom. Might have been a candidate for stacking an image or two.
Cheers
John

Good looking & well taken. Good choice of comp & BG

Lee

A super image with some very nice detail.

Fran

Yes I agree with John a great candidate for stacking. Still a nice image anyway.