Here are two different compositions of the same lily in the pond in the Earnley Concourse gardens. This year they were growing pink Petunias and I wanted to include them in the image. In the upper picture I have made the lily's reflection a part of the composition; in the lower (a different photograph, not a cropping of the other) I have used the crinkly edge of the leaf in the lower left to counterbalance the flowers. Which composition do you prefer? Upper image: Olympus OM4Ti Zuiko 135mm macro lens. Exposure: spot reading of lily at f8. Film: Provia 100F Lower image: Olympus OM4Ti Zuiko 135mm macro lens. Exposure: spot reading of lily at f11. Film: Provia 100F |