A simple little wild flower. (Added Red one)

[jfoureyes]

A Mexican Hat from Brazos Bend SP. Made with D80, Nikkor AF 105/2.8D on a tripod Tuesday morning. It's nothing special I just like to shoot a flower once in a while when I'm hunting bugs. Thanks for looking!

[jeffkohn]

Simple but nice. I like the background, and the soft, even lighting works well on the subject. The dew-drops are a nice touch.

[Angelo]

Jim, simple flower but spectacular photo.

[lextalionis]

Lovely shot...very warm...so this is what these are called?

-Roy

[DigitalScape]

Very nice, Jim. Your image captures the details of the flower center (along with the dew drops); nice soft background.

[ttusa]

I just love the smooth background, Jim! It would have been cool to use a reflector to bring out a bit more details in the cone at the front.

[jfoureyes]

Thanks for the kind comment everyone!

Roy there's also one of these that has moron colored flower pedals that were in the same area and I made a few photos of it as well... a cool little flower in both versions. I'll post one of them as I get them processed.

Hi Therese! I don't use a reflector anymore... I use my software to add light to selected portions of a photo. I did a version with it lighter and didn't like it as much as I liked this one...I think it includes a bit of secrecy to it like this.

[tomhooper]

Very nice. I like it.

[Shadow]

Originally Posted by lextalionis

Lovely shot...very warm...so this is what these are called?

-Roy

Also known as Clasping-Leaved Coneflowers (Rudbeckia Amplexicaulis).

[jfoureyes]

Originally Posted by Shadow

Also known as Clasping-Leaved Coneflowers (Rudbeckia Amplexicaulis).

That's pretty darn close Bruce but it's actually a (Ratibida columnifera). They are very similar and both are in the sunflower family.

Thanks for the comment Tom!

[Patti Edens]

Jim, This is a lovely photo! Great composition and DOF and the dew really adds to it.

Interesting on the ID. I thought it was a clasping leaved coneflower too because it was yellow. But it is shaped more like the Mexican hat flower. So, I read up on it and found that the flower petals on the Mexican Hat can be any thing between a dark red and yellow, to all red or all yellow.

I learn so much on this forum.

[jfoureyes]

Originally Posted by Patti Edens

Jim, This is a lovely photo! Great composition and DOF and the dew really adds to it.

Interesting on the ID. I thought it was a clasping leaved coneflower too because it was yellow. But it is shaped more like the Mexican hat flower. So, I read up on it and found that the flower petals on the Mexican Hat can be any thing between a dark red and yellow, to all red or all yellow.

I learn so much on this forum.

Thanks Patti! I guess I should have put a red flower in the post as well.

[Patti Edens]

Originally Posted by jfoureyes

Thanks Patti! I guess I should have put a red flower in the post as well.

I'm glad you did. I like the background even better on the red one, but those leaves are a little motheaten . But, seriously, it is a great example of the variety in colors for this flower. Thanks for adding it!

[Kenj8246]

Nice ones, Jim. May have to get me one of them Plamps!

Kenny

[lextalionis]

Nice addition...love them both!

-Roy