Couple of close ups - not dogs for a change ;-)

I still struggle a bit to get nice close ups where the main target is focussed and the background soft but managed to get a couple I quite like.

One I edited with a frame and slant [ as I had`nt realised the angle I took the shot at made the buildings behind look like they were falling over ], plus there was a fencing wire running behind the section of plant I wanted to take the photo of so I edited that out, and the other I decided to do a black and white background edit to, hope you like, and as always comments and tips are most welcome, and please feel free to play around with edits

Wasteland climber weed 1



Wasteland climber weed 2 original



Wasteland climber weed with b/w edit



Thanks for looking

I quite like the 1st one Patch - nature and man made together

Goods shots there patch, I like the b&w edit.

For me there's to much there, but I don't have a clue about photography.

Great control over Dof and good overall exposure and focus I think your going to be a natural Patch!

Thank you It`s a narrow strip of wasteland between the paddock and the plant pot business next door, something I took no notice of til hunting for things to photograph when it struck me as having a bit of potential with the run down side of the buildings as a backdrop
I will take more there through the seasons as the foliage changes, it might be interesting, [ to me anyway ], to see how they turn out

Thank you I do like b&w shots generally and really wanted to play around with this one to see how it might look

I think you have hit the nail on the head ! I knew I needed to do `something` but was`nt sure what exactly, perhaps it`s why doing the b&w edit jumped at me in a subliminal way for the second shot so that the main central focus would stand out better against the `busy-ness` behind it as there is`nt much colour definition in the plant yet plus I could`nt get the amount of softness I was trying for in the background , if I had it might have made a difference to the somewhat `cluttered` appearance ?
Does that make sense

I will re-take with my Nikon and perhaps choose a more thinned out section of the plant and/or different angle to see if I can improve on this shots idea, thank you