End of the Day Daffodils

[Julie Kenward]

We really got pounded here today - had almost 70 mph straight winds during a mid-morning storm. Luckily, the daffodils held up to the beating and I got out tonight right at the end of dusk to make a few images.

I intensified the greens and darkened the image a bit (except for the flower area) to intensify the dramatic effect in pp.

Canon 40D, EF 100mm f/2.8 macro
f4 @ 1/125th, ISO 200
Manual mode, pattern metering, cloudy WB,
Handheld (pretty much lying on the ground!)

[Markus Jais]

I like the green, they have a wonderful color in this shot. Great composition. I might darken the pale yellow parts of the flower a tiny bit.

Markus

[Stuart Frohm]

Thanks for posting this beautiful image, with nice depth of field.
With no center post, my new-to-me tripod's legs can be extended very wide, allowing camera placement very close to the ground.
That should allow me to capture maximum depth of field in situations like this one.

[denise ippolito]

Jules, I like the composition and the dark green foliage. I also like that the daff. seems to have a spotlight effect.

[Anita Bower]

I like this Daffodil emerging from the dark amidst the green. Lovely composition. I like the diagonals. :)

[Roman Kurywczak]

Hey Jules.....killer light and BG....softness is just right....may have preferred the whole flower open.....but the bud closing works too.