Red hot poker plant, that is. After my planned morning shoot of Baby Faith was postponed due to the weather, I went to the gym and once again found a source of inspiration. A short distance from the gym, I found the red hot poker plant, some Spanish lavender, and lots of dandelions. The colors of this photo with the bright poker plant and the lavender in the background are a bit raucous but I liked the composition. I set white balance to cloudy and although my meter indicated a correct exposure, I still needed to brighten it a bit after downloading it.
Lens at 200mm
ISO 200
f/5.6
1/250
WB at Cloudy
Applied Curves
Really nice shot- those colors are fantastic! Oh and look at that bee in your flickr feed- wow! Great images today!