Sunday, July 28, 2013

Got it made in the shade........


The blackeyed Susan blooms seem glad to show off in the shade while it is sunny right next to them.  It makes it difficult to shoot flowers with the sun is so direct and the trees and buildings shade the flowers so differently. I sometimes stand in as the object to cause the shade on the bloom so I can get a truer color in the photo.  I have to lighten the shot on photoshop but the picture is better if it isn't too brightly exposed.

1 comment:

Anonymous said...

So pretty. I've seen a lot of these blooming around town. I imagine the birds will enjoy dining on the seedheads later.

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