sunflowers

[winkie]

any suggestions for improvement?

http://static.flickr.com/58/228482724_63a80d39df_o.jpg

http://static.flickr.com/97/228468431_b8bb4adec1_o.jpg

[MagicallyDelicious]

real nice crisp colours.

[highlandpiper]

Very nice color and I like the composition. A little over exposed in places, did you try metering off the flower or underexposing a bit?

[98photo]

I like the bee!

[winkie]

Very nice color and I like the composition. A little over exposed in places, did you try metering off the flower or underexposing a bit?

I was using the internal metering on the flower. thanks for the suggestion of underexposing a bit.

Exif on both shot: 75mm, 1/200, f/9, shot in AV mode, and my flash fired. I think next time I will leave the flash at home. This was also the day I learned that if the battery is low, the max shutter speed is 1/200. I should have gone back to my truck to get the spare battery, but at the time I didnt realize why I couldnt get faster shutter speeds.

Seems I still have a lot of room for improvement. :o Though you only fail, when you give up trying. Just means I need to go back and try again. :D

[winkie]

I like the bee!

thanks for the complement. I have a shot with the bee on the flower, but I thought the shadow on this one was interesting.

[winkie]

here are a few more...
silhouette
http://static.flickr.com/63/228968745_9f432d7f18.jpg

night shot
http://static.flickr.com/67/228968743_dc36a42804.jpg

[Kristy]

WOW! :) Fantastic work!

[fromthebleachers]

I like that shadow of the bee. Thats one of my favorite flowers very nice

[winkie]

thanks Kristy and fromthebleachers for the complements