Wikipedia:Picture peer review/avicennia marina var resinifera fruit

Fruit of the Gray Mangrove (Avicennia marina var resinifera) edit

Fruit of the grey mangrove or white mangrove—Avicennia marina (var resinifera). Endemic to intertidal zones of estuarine areas from Africa to New Zealand. The southernmost growing mangrove. The fruit often germinates on the tree and falls as a seedling.

Good detail on the fruit, good quality and, to my eyes, illustrates it well.

Nominated by: Peripitus (Talk) 12:31, 7 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

Comments

I agree with all your comments above, and its value is excellent. However, I'm not completely convinced on lighting and composition, which could be the determining factor in whether or not this is Wikipedia's best. The lighting is very flat, which makes it hard to discern detail of the top part of the subject. Somewhat harder side- or even back-light may bring out more texture—experiment with different times of day and skies (light clouds? clear sky?). As for the composition, the cut off leaves distract and I find the fruit behind the subject distracting. When I have two of a subjects like this, I try to balance them in the composition, e.g. here or here (neither of which is FP quality, though). I'm not sure what the limitations of macro focusing on your camera are, but getting a slightly lower angle and moving to the left while taking a few steps back and zooming in could make an improvement. Try some different lightings and compositions; I think if you get it right, it could have potential. Thegreenj 00:10, 8 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]
- Thanks for your comments. Lighting is a particular issue with the mangroves here as, when they are in fruit and the are accessable, the light is usually harsh (and I'm an opportunistic photo taker). As for the composition I deliberately chose this one to avoid a lone fruit with well diffused background—so losing a sense of the plant. I was looking for a shot that showed the subject and gave a sense of the density of mangrove growth. Mainly I like it as the fruit looks so much more appealing than the usual shot of the same species- Peripitus (Talk) 03:22, 8 July 2008 (UTC)[reply]

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