Flower Burst

[judyg0313]

Ok, I went back through our lessons and found this technique. I sat there and worked on it over and over until I was satisfied. I tried letting enough light in to make some harsh white blowouts and then zoomed quickly to get the starburst effect...What do you guys think of this as an abstract?

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[Bambe]

there is a definite sense of movement and I like how you draw the eye to the flower. The burst works like a leading line and you have the rule of thirds covered nicely too :) My only nit is that I wish a part of the flower in the centre was more in focus.

[mdonahoe1]

Judy, it is really cool. I also think the center flower may be a tad more blown out than should be. But, what the heck, abstract is abstract!!

[judyg0313]

there is a definite sense of movement and I like how you draw the eye to the flower. The burst works like a leading line and you have the rule of thirds covered nicely too :) My only nit is that I wish a part of the flower in the centre was more in focus.

Bambe, I wasn't sure if it should be in focus or not for abstract. I'll go back and shoot some with it in focus and see how it looks...Thanks for the comments.

[judyg0313]

Judy, it is really cool. I also think the center flower may be a tad more blown out than should be. But, what the heck, abstract is abstract!!
I'm going to shoot so me more and get the flower more in focus. And I do think I'll cut down on the blown out bit. It is a bit much to me too. And I think that was my train of thought during the shoot. I was trying for anything that might be abstract. But I got this idea and then tried to over do I think...Thanks for the comments...they really do help.