Wildflower

[Grace Scalzo]

Well, since it "ain't just birds", here's a flower. It was in a meadow of profusely blooming wildflowers.
Stepping out of my comfort zone (birds) to try something new.
All help greatly appreciated.

ISO200, f4, 1/400
Canon 50D + 500 f4 + tripod Incident metered

[Steve Maxson]

Looks to me like you're pretty comfortable in this zone, Grace. :) I really like the one flower looking us in the face with the OOF wash of yellow and purple below. Very nice closeup sharpness with a "bird" lens. There are a few imperfections in the petals that you could easily fix up, if you wished. Well done.

[Fabs Forns]

Love the composition and the use of OOF elements to add to the compo. Very artistic with great colors.

[Alfred Forns]

Your doing great with flowers !!!! Fine composition with the oof flowers !!! Simple and strong !!!

[Julie Kenward]

Grace, I agree with the others - this is drop dead gorgeous! You've got great detail and perfect DOF and the colors...not overdone but right at the point of saturation...very nice!

[Rene Quenneville]

Very fine image. The curved stem adds to the mood. What a good start on flowers. You make us all jealous!!!

[Markus Jais]

Wonderful and interesting image. Great light and colors. I like the composition. The sharp flower above the unsharp ones is a great idea and works fantastic here.

Markus

[Mike Moats]

Hey Grace, you nailed this comp, love the soft DOF and colors really work well together. Congrats.

[Grace Scalzo]

Thanks, everyone, for your words of encouragement. There is always so much to photograph and see, and in the months ahead, I hope to explore more than birds, altho I bet I'll always have that long lens on my shoulder.

(Mike, TinyLandscapes is on order from Amazon, can't wait to get it!)

[Anita Bower]

Beautiful detail in the center of this flower. I generally like blurred BGs like this one, and I do like it, though the lower flowers pull my eye away from the main flower. The angle and curve of the stem is just lovely, as are the colors.