Martina Ridsdale, Daisy with drop (ENTRIES CLOSED - July theme: Colour)

Whilst walking around a friend’s garden on a cold morning after a rainy night, I noticed a solo daisy - in a bare garden bed - that had only one single raindrop. I couldn’t resist. I steadied myself above the garden bed, considered the image in the frame, then took a couple of shots. Camera – Nikon D7200 Lens – Nikkor 40mm 2.8 macro Focal length – 40mm Shutter speed – 1/200 Aperture – 8 ISO – 100 Tripod? – No Edits – Crop Spot/Blemish removal Gradient masking to – Darken background Highlight colour Increase contrast Colour balance

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