which one is better?

[bnnrcn]

I have got three shots for the same flowers,which one do you think is better?

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2



3

[IzzieK]

Do you really have to cut off the edge of the flowers? I like the special effects though...one of those things I wanted to learn this year but your style is luminous. Love it.

[Ken Curtis]

Hi Binnur.

I like #1 the best although I favor the background coloring of #2. #1 would have been a bit better if you had not clipped the tips of the petals at the top and right side.

#2 and #3 are less desirable because they have two main objects in them. Odd numbers are better than even numbers in photography (usually). In both of these images, my eyes keep bouncing back and forth between the two flowers and never dwell on just one. Perhaps, psychologically, my mind wants to compare one flower to the other and does not take the time to appreciate the beauty of either. And, as in #1, I wish that I could see the entire flower without clipped petals.

My two cents worth...

[Manfred M]

None of these images really do it for me, Binnur. Let me let you know why.

Image 1 - When we look at a subject, we tend to be okay with the background being out of focus, but the foreground should be sharp. That is not the case here, especially with the stigma being out of focus. In fact, I'm not sure if any of the image is sharp. The other issue with the image is the large amount of white space to the left and bottom; while white space can contribute to an image, in this case, I don't feel that they do.

Images 2 and 3. Here there are two subjects and they keep my eyes moving between them, and this is not something what one wants in a strong composition. The viewers eyes should be firmly go to the subject and not be drawn away from it; so concentrating on a single blossom would be must stronger. If you do want to have two blossoms, the second one should be so soft as to not distract.

While both images are a bit sharper than Image 1, but I find them a bit soft and unfocused. I think you need a larger depth of field / higher shutter speed to provide a sharper image.

[bnnrcn]

Thank you Ken,Manfred says the same thing for image 2 and image 3,so I have learnt my lesson:-)

Hi Binnur.

I like #1 the best although I favor the background coloring of #2. #1 would have been a bit better if you had not clipped the tips of the petals at the top and right side.

#2 and #3 are less desirable because they have two main objects in them. Odd numbers are better than even numbers in photography (usually). In both of these images, my eyes keep bouncing back and forth between the two flowers and never dwell on just one. Perhaps, psychologically, my mind wants to compare one flower to the other and does not take the time to appreciate the beauty of either. And, as in #1, I wish that I could see the entire flower without clipped petals.

My two cents worth...

[Wavelength]

#2: that has an artist's angle or point of view; you could have included more of the flowers within the frame
Regards

[FrankMi]

Hi Binnur. Manfred has hit most of the major issues along with some guidance on how to address those issues. Although rules are made to be broken, to do so puts the image at risk unless the result can compensate for why the rule is fairly globally applied and accepted.

For example, you usually don't want to cut off parts of the subject as it can give the feeling that you've made a cropping or composition error.

It is rare for two of something to be captivating because, as Manfred points out, the viewers attention can get divided and distracted. A single subject, as in the first image usually works, and most commonly, odd number of objects work, particularly when arranged in a pattern such as 3 flowers forming a triangle.

Hope this helps!