I will probably be posting a lot of pictures of these Cosmos, as I have been obsessed with them all summer. One, because they are lovely and airy and cheery, and two because the seeds were given to me by a dear friend who passed away a year and a half ago. I can't tell you how much I LOVE having something of her growing here in my garden :-)))
Taken at dusk with the 12mm teleconverter and using the flash dialed down to -2. Worked remarkably well as this is close to straight out of the camera! Ordinarily I might have cleaned up a few things but they're kind of cool: a tiny, barely visible strand of webbing between two petals on the right and a miniscule white spider on the bottom left petal. They add character ;-)
PP - converted from RAW, rotated upside-right, levels, added border, resized, sharpened with noise reduction.
I think your friend would be pleased w/this shot. Love the rich color & the lighting you created. It's unusual to get a shot of a flower without a 'volunteer,' but they are not always as cute as that little spider. Well done!
Although I did not see the tiny spider until I read your comments, I LOVE him! Now I will never look at this photo without smiling at the tiny spider. I am adding this to my favs as I do not want to lose track of it. Thank you for the smile.
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