The lighting on the first one doesn't work for me, but it looks like one of those difficult scenes where the contrast available in the human eye vastly outstrips that in film (or digital, for that matter, unless you have access to a shiny camera that can shoot RAW). You can overexpose, and have the bright bits flare out, or underexpose and have the dark bits turn black :-/
I love the rooftop scene, the composition is wonderful. The tight depth of field on the thistle also works very well, though it's a shame about the shadow falling on it. I've read some bloggers suggesting that floral shots can be made very interesting by doing something unusual in them - there are some very common angles for shooting flowers from, for example, so there could be some mileage to be found if you can find a different one - aiming up from ground level, for example.
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Date: 2011-10-23 07:05 am (UTC)I love the rooftop scene, the composition is wonderful. The tight depth of field on the thistle also works very well, though it's a shame about the shadow falling on it. I've read some bloggers suggesting that floral shots can be made very interesting by doing something unusual in them - there are some very common angles for shooting flowers from, for example, so there could be some mileage to be found if you can find a different one - aiming up from ground level, for example.