Waiting for a breeze

Charles, I think your exposure is perfect. I also would like to see that pink flower really pop out. At the moment, the values of the colors (green and pink) are very similar.

Carol

To me the flower appears primarily orange, Carol. I'm not sure why it should look pink to you. The diagonal line from the bright grass in the lower left to the deeper orange flower in the upper right marks the edge of a curved surface separating the foreground from the background. The simple green, brown and orange palette, I think, helps to keep the elements apart. With all the highlights it could look really confused. It's also, per the title, a bit of a comment about the difficulty I've had shooting these since they respond to even the slightest breeze.

Charles: I like the comp here better than the earlier post. I'm not sure about the grass in the LLC. Because it is relatively bright it does pull my eye a bit. I like your DOF choice and overall comp. >=))>

The grass is pulling down on the plant. It's late summer, September, and past its prime. It resists, but this is just a snapshot.

Would like to see a tighter comp on this flower. Too much else going on.

I agree with Catherine about wanting a tighter comp, particularly to eliminate the grass that sneaks in from the lower left. It's an interesting capture otherwise, but I can't help but want to get a little closer to the subject.