Penmar

Not a problem @chrisnrowan, don’t mind in the least, visuals help.
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My suggestion might be to bracket shots and combine in PS or Photomatrix, this way you’d be able to avoid a blown sky.Check It Out

I too would like to see the shadows lightened a bit more. I find the background rather harsh for the red flower, perhaps something warmer like a cream. Also would step back a bit further next time to get more of the whole flower into the shot. Would also like to see the stamen more in focus. I do like the light from behind making parts of the…[Read more]

I agree that there isn’t anything in the image where the eye can land as a definite focal point. Not sure that DOF would have helped this particular shot even though it would have isolated the fallen tree. I might have tried a different, maybe an unusual angle if possible.

I also find the background blur to be distracting and think a landscape as opposed to portrait orientation would have been a better choice.