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[fotugraphy]

Hi, going forward on my photography venture I stopped and clicked another shot. Can you please review it and let me know what exactly is missing for it to make it much better?

Please provide your views and suggestion with composition, frame, crops and processing.

Thank You

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Update #1 : Crop the top with 5 x 4 crop and toned down the top leaf.

[Shadowman]

Nice concept.

[Geoff F]

Nice idea but for me this isn't quite working to maximum impact.

Are the shadows a little too dark?

But the main problem is the top leaf which has maximum highlight reflection area, from the drops, but is out of focus. This, to me, just causes distraction.

Maybe, crop out the top leaf and go to 5 x 4 ratio? But that does mean 'finishing' on a partial leaf, not a whole leaf.

Or possibly, selectively tone down that leaf so it isn't so dominating?

[mknittle]

I like the concept, I have some similar that I did last spring.

[bnnrcn]

Hi Raj, I like the image very much I agree with Geoff about the leaf.

[Manfred M]

Let me agree with Geoff and Binnur; interesting concept, but too dark in the shadow detail. I think this is one shot that needed a bit of light pushed in during the shot to create more contrast and separation.

[fotugraphy]

Nice concept.

thanks a lot for your kind review and appreciation

[fotugraphy]

Nice idea but for me this isn't quite working to maximum impact.

Are the shadows a little too dark?

But the main problem is the top leaf which has maximum highlight reflection area, from the drops, but is out of focus. This, to me, just causes distraction.

Maybe, crop out the top leaf and go to 5 x 4 ratio? But that does mean 'finishing' on a partial leaf, not a whole leaf.

Or possibly, selectively tone down that leaf so it isn't so dominating?

Thanks a lot for your valuable review and suggestion. I have done the changes in the image as suggested. Kindly review if i have done it right.

[fotugraphy]

Hi Raj, I like the image very much I agree with Geoff about the leaf.

Thanks a lot for your kind review and suggestion. I have updated the description with the image as suggested.

[fotugraphy]

Let me agree with Geoff and Binnur; interesting concept, but too dark in the shadow detail. I think this is one shot that needed a bit of light pushed in during the shot to create more contrast and separation.

Thanks a lot for your kind review and suggestion. I have updated the description with the image as suggested.

[fotugraphy]

I like the concept, I have some similar that I did last spring.

Thanks a lot for your review... M glad you like it

[bnnrcn]

Edit looks better Raj

[Geoff F]

Yes, it now works for me as well.

[JBW]

Hi Raj, this is a question of taste but for me this shot would be better with more variation in colour. Water drops, again in my opinion, are more interesting when they reflect something.

[Manfred M]

Raj - I think this is an improvement over the initial image, but somehow it just isn't working for me.

I suspect that the issue for me is that there are too many drops of water. A single drop or even a few would stand out on the leaves, but there are so many, my eyes just don't know where to focus, so my brain gives up looking.

[fotugraphy]

Edit looks better Raj

Thanks a lot for your kind review

[fotugraphy]

Yes, it now works for me as well.

Thanks a lot for your kind review and suggestions

[fotugraphy]

Hi Raj, this is a question of taste but for me this shot would be better with more variation in colour. Water drops, again in my opinion, are more interesting when they reflect something.

Thanks a lot for your kind review and suggestion. Will definitely try something like this in my next shoot after the rain

[fotugraphy]

Raj - I think this is an improvement over the initial image, but somehow it just isn't working for me.

I suspect that the issue for me is that there are too many drops of water. A single drop or even a few would stand out on the leaves, but there are so many, my eyes just don't know where to focus, so my brain gives up looking.

Thanks a lot for your valuable review and suggestion. I got the point about the flow and Point of interest, I will reshoot the leaves as suggested in my next shoot after the rain.