I've been trying to take to heart advice from Tony Sweet. Find a nice background then try to find something to photograph in front of it.

model   Canon EOS 5D
aperture   f/3.5
focal length   180 mm
exposure   0.004 sec (1/250)
iso speed   400
flash   Flash did not fire
exposure program   Aperture priority

Beautiful columbine! Love the softness.

Posted by: deu49097 on may 6, 2006 at 9:49 pm

Beautiful!

Posted by: smata2 on may 7, 2006 at 12:30 am

Lovely!!

Posted by: stephen_pix on may 7, 2006 at 3:53 am

Faved! Lovely photo! The World Through My Eyes

Posted by: Ran_d6 on may 11, 2006 at 11:39 pm

Lovely! Like the softness and the colours. The World Through My Eyes

Posted by: borealnz on may 11, 2006 at 11:40 pm

Lovely! Nice composition.

Posted by: Scott Dungan on may 11, 2006 at 11:46 pm

Fantastic macro. Beautiful soft colors. From theFlower macroismgroup.

Posted by: Hoot Owl on may 11, 2006 at 11:53 pm

Dreamy quality...beautiful! The World Through My Eyes

Posted by: nybird on may 11, 2006 at 11:53 pm

Lovely columbine photo! Great bokeh! From theFlower macroismgroup.

Posted by: Maki_C30D on may 12, 2006 at 12:37 am

Soft and sweet colors! :D

Posted by: huei on may 12, 2006 at 4:06 am

Excellent.

Posted by: MeiLyn on may 12, 2006 at 4:44 am

Beautiful macro photo!

Posted by: druppltjedruppel on may 12, 2006 at 6:23 am

Beautiful shot!

Posted by: fouramjava on may 12, 2006 at 7:46 am

Wonderful picture !!!

Posted by: ... real gone on may 12, 2006 at 10:47 am

Beautiful !!! I love the colors and the focus.

Posted by: _saki on may 12, 2006 at 12:05 pm

Very pretty three colors.

Posted by: Tybstar on may 12, 2006 at 11:26 pm

Thanks everyone for your kind comments! Anyone know what kind of flower this is? Some people have said "columbine". I'm terrible at naming flower pictures.

Posted by: pdm on may 13, 2006 at 12:02 am

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