April Showers

[Old Timer]

The old saying goes "April showers bring May flowers". This photograph was taken on April 30th so I guess the bloom was a little ahead of time, but the showers were there for sure. This is another one with the 105mm hand held and on a very overcast and wet morning.

[OldSchool]

Hey OT,

That is a nice image with great detail. The focus is sharp and DOF does a nice job isolating the subject. On my monitor, it looks a tad dark. Otherwise, it's all good. I might have played with putting the flower in the upper right a bit more so more stalk showed, but that may not improve anything.

Cheers,
Tim

[Nina]

This is a beautiful shot. The colors looks great on my monitor and I love the sharp details. The droplets really enhance this image. Great shot ! I'd print it and frame it.

[Dzerzhinski46]

Dear OT,

I like the shape of the flower, and the water droplets. They make a nice curve. The background is a bit dark for this lovely flower though. A great photo.

Drew

[Bajan]

Hi Old Timer:

EXCELLENT shot, great DOF and sharpness and subject matter.

[jar_e]

OT,

Nice shot. A little cliche (water droplets) but nevertheless, a great shot. My one critique however would be at the very top of the flower, there seems to be some unfocused/lack of DOF happening, which seems a tad off for me. Other than that, I love the colors and a great feel to it!

Very effective shooting,

Jared

[Chunk]

The old saying goes "April showers bring May flowers".

...and we all know what may flowers bring.

Another top notch shot OT. I'll bet your wife will love sharing this one.

[Old Timer]

Thanks everyone for your kind comments. With the comming of Spring it seem my photography is gettng out of hand. Want to have a camera in my hands all the time. This image was done in a mall parking lot while I was waiting on my wife who of course was shopping. Even with the rain and the poor light that morning I was pretty well pleased with the results. I intensionally darkened the background because I though the blooms in the background detracted form the primary subject, but I may have gone overboard. This was one of those grab type shots no tripod handy. And yes I know it is something of a cliche with the water drops, but that was the kind of a day it was. Thanks again for viewing and commenting.