Who says midday is a bad time to take pictures?

[biggerry]

I find alot of my photography is merely working with what conditions are provided to you at the time and making the best with what you have - especially when time for hobbies is precious. Sometimes you win, sometimes you don't, i think the ability to be able to produce a good image irrespective of the conditions is a very valuable skill.

Flower shots need alot to make people go wow imo, this one is certainly not one of those, however i was happy with this one given the burning bright sun, which in hindsight worked well.

I am interested in critique/comments, there is very little processing on this image (not that really matters in my books) however, does the colour look natural? it appears to me to represent the true colour of the scene which was a bit of surprise since camera seem to struggle a bit when there is a large concentration of a single colour.

Interestingly enough, i have a similar image with yellow flowers and I find the colours really does not match the reality particularly well SOOC, they took a good beating over the head to get them to look correct.

[surenj]

Looks ok from my side. Very saturated but suits the subject. Reds are the most difficult in my part of the canon woods but I have heard you muse about the yellows and the D7000.

You've hidden the harsh shadows of the sun quite well.

[zafra52]

Photographing red is always a challenge with
any camera I have had. I think you lost a
lot of detail in the flowers

[surenj]

Hey 'Gerry, Can you post a picture of individual histograms for each color?

[biggerry]

Hey 'Gerry, Can you post a picture of individual histograms for each color?

i think this is what your after..

[surenj]

I see the picture and I believe you have the answer you seek.

[surenj]

Had a look at work.

Although the reds may have lost detail, I still feel it conveys the general feel 'quite nicely. Technical aspects are not the be all or end all.

[Remorhaz]

Although the reds may have lost detail, I still feel it conveys the general feel 'quite nicely. Technical aspects are not the be all or end all.

Agree - I just like the picture - I didn't see the original flower so I don't much care how red it was

[biggerry]

confusion reigns supreme - possible due to me great engrish, the picture posted is of a flower that is orange, i was referring to another yellow flower that i had to beat over the head to get the colour to what I saw on the day.

That said, it made me read up on the histogram, interestingly enough you can show blown highlights for each colour channel in camera (D7000) which is a feature I think i will use a bit more from now on.

[aim54x]

I have to admit it is an attractive photo, I wasnt there so I cannot comment on colour accuracy...yes details have been lost but it is still attractive

it made me read up on the histogram, interestingly enough you can show blown highlights for each colour channel in camera (D7000) which is a feature I think i will use a bit more from now on.

I can do this on my D300 as well. I think it may be something that has been in a lot of the higher end cameras but never utilised

[surenj]

I thought you had taken a picture of a RED flower and now it looks ORANGE. On multiple calibrated monitors, it looks pretty orange to me.

Also I didn't realise you used auto white balance?? How about you change the white balance to daylight and see whether that helps or hinders things?