Dale Yates
October 2025 - Autumn Mums
About the Image(s)
My wife had a few pots of autumn mums on our front porch, including these white mums. I was fascinated with these as white mums (at least to me) are a little unusual. My goal is to draw attention to a single flower in the group with the rest of the flowers somewhat faded away in the background.
This image was taken with the following: RAW format; Canon 90D camera; Canon EF-S 24mm f/2.8 prime lens; aperture f/4.0; shutter speed 1/500; ISO 400; focal length 24mm. Post processing was done in LR, with a slight vignette added.
5 comments posted
You achieved your goal. I'm drawn to the one in the center. Good sharp image. Posted: 10/04/2025 20:29:15
Thanks Cindy! Posted: 10/06/2025 14:32:14
The central flower really does stand out, with good detail on the petals. It strikes me as ever so slightly soft, but in a flower image I think it adds a bit of dreaminess to the image. Posted: 10/06/2025 16:59:38
Thanks Jennifer! Posted: 10/07/2025 12:57:35
You did a good job guiding my gaze to the main subject. The combination of shallow DOF and vignette work well! I agree with Jennifer's comment that the flower may not be tack sharp. Might experiment with a composition that does not center the main subject. There appear to be some debris/droplets on the petals that I find a little distracting. Could consider B&W; not sure how important are the subtle colors in this image. Posted: 10/08/2025 08:45:50