[Plantsman]

Hydrangea cultivar 'Annabelle' a perfect hydrangea for those who like large mop heads. The sterile flowers measure to 23cm across.



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Olympus C5050Z at Renishaw, Derbyshire. c2005

[EdMak]

Lovely detail Peter. Have you considered blurring the background a bit? Ed.

[MrB]

I agree with Ed, Peter. Beautifully captured flower, but the leaves are a bit distracting - you might also consider reducing the brightness and saturation of the background. Just an opinion, of course.

Cheers.
Philip

[Plantsman]

Thank you gentlemen. I'm happy with the image as it is and don't regard bokeh in this case a factor, otherwise I would have offered it for evaluation on the Critique board.

Peter

[pixbyjnjphotos]

Hydrangea cultivar 'Annabelle' a perfect hydrangea for those who like large mop heads. The sterile flowers measure to 23cm across.

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Olympus C5050Z at Renishaw, Derbyshire. c2005

Outstanding capture. It looks to me just like it looks in reality. As a photo, I think I would have cloned out the white on the bottom middle and left of the picture. Otherwise, I would leave as is. Thanks for sharing. Keep up the great work and have a GREAT DAY!

[EdMak]

Apologies Peter, you are right.

I had to look up the Bokeh thing. I spell this Dizzy!!!

[Plantsman]

Apologies Peter, you are right.

I had to look up the Bokeh thing. I spell this Dizzy!!!

Yes Ed, a word bandied about in photography and one that I sometimes regret using instead of plain English - I blame those Japanese
A blurred background whichever way we care to look at it. I don't have a lens that in my view produces a satisfactory 'Bokeh' (sorry), so I rely on distance and camera settings when I want to produce a blurred bakground. I try to keep post processing to a minimum; far more satisfying to be happy with the image as taken.

Peter

[Jeffbridge]

Beautiful shot - so pretty too.