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Sunday, May 23, 2010

Wild Daisy

I shot this wild daisy at Lower Nike Park in Warrington, PA.  I love this shot because of it's such a simple, yet beautiful shot.  I'm really pleased with the bokeh considering this is an f4 lens.  I guess that's what bright, mid-day sunlight will yield :-)

The park is called Nike Park because this site used to house Nike missiles during the cold war.  You can figure out where one of the silos was located because there's a very large, level, circular area on the grounds and it stands out. 

Here's a pdf of an article about the missile site from 1955. 

A contribution for Mellow Yellow #70




Canon EF 24-105mm L f4 IS USM lens
105mm Focal Length
Exposure 1/1600 sec @ f4 (aperture priority)
ISO 200
Curves adjusted for contrast

14 comments:

Unseen India Tours said...

Beautiful and lovely shot!Simply fantastic !!

Marilla said...

Lovely daisy and peaceful bokeh (that one grass disturbs me a bit but who cares)!

cieldequimper said...

So simple, so small and yet so pretty.

James said...

Great shot Wayne!

Thanks for the link too!

Marka said...

Nice! The flower really pops out from the background.

Ann, Chen Jie Xue 陈洁雪 said...

The photo is great, even the petals are perfect. I have tried photographing daisies, and seldom find a perfect one. The bokeh makes the flower stand out,

lodolite said...

hai rappresentato la perfezione! bellissima.
ciao simona

Unknown said...

Bewitchingly beautiful...Thomas

Ma.links said...

Really really pretty.

Kim, USA said...

Impressive and very stunning! Happy Monday!

MYM~Table centerpiece

fiziskandarz said...

awesome bokeh and great vibrant colors! keep it up

Clytie said...

Simple and stunning. A daisy has never looked so good!!!

LIFE Moto said...

really nice shot

Earnest said...

Damn fine, Wayne....