Wikipedia:Picture peer review/Collection of Flowers

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Collection of Flowers[edit]

A collection of flowers in springtime
A good cropping is a good thing

Its a beautiful image, and, in my view, pretty encyclopedic since it shows the full flower. Only snag... I have no clue what kinda flower it is. Comments and criticim please!

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Qb | your 2 cents 14:16, 11 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Comments
  • They're pansies. The photo itself is pretty, but not too strong technically; detail isn't great, and there are some sharpening halos. The composition is OK, but I find the unfocused flowers on the right and left distracting. Check out the featured flowers for an idea of what is expected technically and compositionally. Thegreenj 02:04, 12 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
Mm... I see what you mean. I think it could benefit from some serious cropping to get out the right unfocused flowers. I'll see what I can shake up. Qb | your 2 cents 13:13, 12 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
  • Aren't they violas? I don't rate this one anywhere near as highly as the other one you posted above. It's too noisy, over-sharpened, posterised and harshly-lit to cut it next to existing flower FPs. <edit> It seems pansies are violas, althought I'd say these were very unlike what people would normally call pansies. --mikaultalk 18:54, 17 May 2008 (UTC)[reply]
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