174 : Light and dark centers

Overcast again, but thought this shot turned out alright regardless. Just liked that one flower had a light center, and the other a dark one. Hopefully we'll get some sun soon so the sunflowers will finally be ready!

173 : Sawtoothed white cosmo

Really love the sawtooth edges of the petal, especially against that lime green. Think the little purple flower in the upper left added some nice color to the palette. Hopefully the sunflowers will bloom here shortly, if we ever get some more sun!

172 : Beaten cosmo

Super gray and nasty out, so had some issues with light. Fortunately this one turned out pretty crisp and kept its color pretty well (although it does look a little blue.) Like the worn color and texture of the back petals against the gray backdrop.

169, 170, 171: Labor day weekend pics

It's late so I'm going to group these three together... maybe I'll break them up tomorrow into three separate posts, but for now I just need to get them uploaded before midnight!

The first shot is of the little purple flowers... just really love the purple and yellow against the green.

The second one is the a cosmo bud against the dingy yellow of our lawn, which I'm really enjoying as a nice neutral backdrop!

And lastly, one of a butterfly on one of the cosmos. I wish I had been at a better angle to shoot it when it landed, but I was too afraid to move and scare it away! Still think I managed to get some detail of its wings though...

168 : White cosmo side

I little cloudy out, but it was perfect for getting this shot just right... I love how the closest petals can be seen a bit darker than it's further counterparts. Think the petals themselves have some interesting petal. Love the touch of yellow against the white and green.

167 : Cosmo cone on yellow

Good news was it was pretty sunny out; bad news was is was terribly windy! Sure makes it tough trying to get close ups when the subject keeps waving in and out of the frame! Fortunately I got a couple shots I liked... really like the detail the the closest petals, especially against the dark magenta of the insides of the petals. Think our dried lawn made for a nice clean neutral backdrop for the pink and green of the cosmo.

166 : Wet peach snapdragon

Seems like a lot of my favorite shots have been of the snapdragons of late. I really like how this one turned out... I was worried that some of the colors wouldn't be sharp since it was rainy and overcast, but this shot turned out almost as vibrant as a sunny shot would. I was pretty pleased with how the framing turned out on it as well... not bad for a dreary September shot!