Columbine

I found this on the side of the road between redwoods and the beach.

While it was midday and was partially overcast I decided to capture

the beauty though very small, but more intricate than the grand

landscapes we always admire more and strive to capture.

I took various compositions (another one in the same folder of this

picture) waited for the clouds to flatten the light little bit and

the sea breeze to slow down and triggered the remote when they cooperated.

This composition was a little tricky to adjust the tripod, especially

when the two tripod legs stand on the slopes and the third in a

gully, while trying to hold steady the heavy 180mm macro lens. Here I

used two leaves in the foreground to create this bright green half,

while in the top half the bright flower coming in. The top background

is formed by the rocks on the slopes. If you notice the area between

the flower and the green leaves is of the same shape as the flower.

Well composed picture.