Dizzy daisies

Posted by Daniel & Jessica (Melbourne, Australia) on 25 June 2007 in Plant & Nature and Portfolio.

Ask a child to draw a flower, and they'll probably draw a daisy - the round middle, and the petals spread out all around. They are iconic.

There's something imminently cheerful about daisies. Walking past them is a joy, looking at them is a joy. And taking this picture of them, requiring me to go up really close and muse on its simplicity, made my day.

Image acquisition details
Camera model: Canon EOS 30D
Lens: Canon EF 50mm f/1.8
Image date: 18/06/2006 3:54:59 PM
Pixel size: 3504 x 2332
Aperture: f/5
Shutter speed: 1/400
Exposure bias: -0.3ev
Focal length: 50mm
ISO speed rating: ISO100

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Comments (12)

kairospix from Singapore, Singapore

nice shot of the daisies
good use of shallow dof
love the contrast of colours here

25 Jun 2007 5:18am

@kairospix: Thanks, feedback much appreciated!

Sriram from Chennai, India

wow.... so special and pleasant!

25 Jun 2007 5:52am

@Sriram: Thanks, btw cool pics on your site!

ColNed Pictures from Amersfoort, Netherlands

Very nice bright colors, excellent use of DOF

25 Jun 2007 6:52am

@ColNed Pictures: Cool, thanks.

Wendy from Hayward, United States

I like the composition! Colors is nice but maybe more brighter? Great shot!

25 Jun 2007 7:05am

@Wendy: Yea, I know. Seems strange as it looks fine on some screens and not on some. I realised that it looks a little less saturated and dull on my mac but when I tried uploading the same picture onto another website (like Flickr), it looks fine and close to the source file, on the very same screen. It is not just this photo but all my other photos uploaded onto AM3. However, on windows, both Flickr and AM3 versions looks identical to the source file. Anyone else encountering the same problem? Maybe it is some Safari incompatibility with AM3.

Rahul from Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

The colors are bit saturated and i like that, really crisp. It aint easy to shoot white though in the sun, and you have got it right here pal. :-)

25 Jun 2007 2:53pm

@Rahul: LOL yea the "radiant" sun did cause some problems. Honestly, i took a shot, ran into the house, load it up on my mac to have a look at it and ran back out to take another shot. Repeated this cycle a gazillion times till I have nailed the shot - nah I just did this twice. Fortunately, these daisies were just in my lawn.

June from Media, PA, United States

Simply beautiful!

25 Jun 2007 3:21pm

@June: Thanks

Robert from Hamburg, United States

very nice picture :)

25 Jun 2007 8:29pm

@Robert: Cheers, Bob!

Wayne from Melbourne, Australia

I just love how incredible clean and clear the photo is...so fresh and reviving!
Great job!

26 Jun 2007 4:15pm

@Wayne: The natural lighting was good. That made all the difference. Thanks for the comments, buddy.

MaryB from United Kingdom

another beautiful capture :)

27 Jun 2007 10:48pm

@MaryB: Thanks, Mary.

Jen from Alpharetta, United States

Gorgeous!!

30 Jun 2007 2:14am

@Jen: Yea, daisies are gorgeous!

Ming from Petaling Jaya, Malaysia

Nice one here! I love that it is so calming

30 Jun 2007 2:37pm

@Ming: I can stare at it all day :)

Alain from Paris, France

Very nice and simple image!

1 Jul 2007 10:01am

@Alain: Cheers!

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Canon EOS 30D
1/400 second
F/5.0
ISO 100
50 mm