Potentilla Verna. This tiny flower makes a great groundcover. Just planted in my rockery I am hoping it will take the place of some weeds :) .........Panasonic Lumix FZ7
You handled the lighting well here, Eve - nice sunny day and there's good detail in the shadows as well. I hope this takes over the weeds for you - it's beautiful!
When it has spread in your rock garden be sure to share another picture with us. The clarity and detail is so amazing on this! Wonderful lighting as well.
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Great capture of detail in the big open flower. yellow is not always easy to get the exposure right. detail is often over exposed. You did well. I like the unopened bloom even better. It is beautiful. Nice work.
Pat
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It's a good shot, but it could be better. Maybe giving it a frame like Eye-Spy and centring only on the flower without the background.
Still, it's a very nice shot.
I think your presentation of this flower is very nicely done. There are all kinds of ways to handle pics, as you well know, with or without frame, different lighting settings and backgrounds, but I feel when an artist gives us something that's this good, it's best to leave it alone, unless we see something that we think could really enhance the presentment, so I'm just going to say..great job and good luck with your fight against the weeds :)PJ
I saw this in VB and just had to come and comment! You did such a good job! Great DOF and supurb lighting. Like razor said, very soft. Beautiful colors and the composition is very nicely done. Good job....two thumbs up!
This is a lovely picture of a most attractive flower. It will surely take over the weeds, but around here it sometimes has a tendency to take over too much from the more delicate rock garden type plants.