Hope a better pic of crackled

[dayglow]

I hope this is a better pic of the crackled candle that just doesn't seem right. I'm hoping for some input on what I did wrong. Thank you and don't be gentle,lol.

[Mtngrl]

Couple of photographic suggestions ... okay, 3.

1. Get a background, colored paper, piece of cloth, something on the dark side if possible (or at least start there as an experiment & see how you like the resulting image.

2. I think you may be physically too close to your candle. One or two steps back might be enough to get it in focus.

3. To reduce glare from your flash, set the candle at a slight angle. Instead of having that flat service perpendicular to your lens, turn it so that the corner edge is more forward. Hope that makes sense.

If you have any photo editing software, you can crop out most of the background. That way you'll have more pixals dedicated to your candle, meaning you can make the candle larger in your image, & we can see the detail of your crackle better to make suggestions.

[topofmurrayhill]

When you post additional pictures it would be better if you could put them in the same thread as the original. Over the past few days you must have generated a dozen new topics.

[Scented]

Were any of these necessary comments? :undecided Tips on taking photos I could see, but the rest ...

[dragontears]

i like it except is that a circle on the pillar? or kinda looks like a leaf in print or am i seeing things?