garden flowers Garden Flower - Canon IXUS 960 IS

My intention with this common flower picture, apart from photographing just the flower, was to introduce a little extra life into the composition by including the sky and an extra flower to make it a more interesting picture. This exposure was as you see it except for cropping and some lightening of the top half of the upper petals

Ken

Hi

I see a (to me uncommon) yellow flower that likes to grow in a shaded  place.

The flower is in the shade whilst the background is sunlit (or at least not in the shade). Since you have left some branches of an overhanging tree (?) along the upper edge of the image this feels natural. The flower grows under the tree where there is shadow.

Despite the sort of "turbulent" background in this image, it is the flower that catches the eyes. One of the reasons for that (as I see it) is that the flower opens towards the left where my eyes enters the picture. Like a baseball glove catches the flying ball, the flower will catch my gaze and bring it to the center of the flower. Another reason is the contrasting colors. The yellow flower and the blue sky in the background are complementary colors and will reinforce each other, make them stand out from the rest. And a third reason is of course that the flower is the largest object and the only thing that is sharp. The unfocused  background also makes for a good depth in the image.

Of all your flower photos, I liked this one the best.

Cheers,

Frode