About the Image(s)

For this month's image, I chose this one of a zinnia in my garden. I am very happy with how my flower garden has performed this year, as it has given me lots of photographic opportunities without having to go to other places looking for subjects to photograph. There are still plenty of flowers around, even though autumn is already just around the corner.

What attracted me to this flower was the intricate pattern on its petals. I photographed it before the flower had fully opened, as I wanted to capture the details of its y petals in contrast with the yellow stems. Later, as the flower matured, those stems developed into what look like little yellow flowers, but in reality, they are the pollen-bearing parts of the flower.

In editing, I enhanced the colours, cloned out some spider webs, and flipped the image horizontally.

EXIF data:

Shutter speed: 1/160 sec

Aperture: f/5.6

ISO: 1600

Camera: Canon R6 III

Lens: 100mm macro lens

Extension tubes attached for additional magnification and shot it hand held