Challenge:Best of 2004 (Advanced Editing III*) Camera:Nikon D70 Location: Auckland New Zealand Date: Jan 6, 2005 Aperture: auto ISO: 200 Shutter: auto Date Uploaded: Jan 6, 2005
Love the sharpness of focus and the way the backlighting works in this picture. I must admit that I do find the intense sun in the top left corner to be somewhat distracting...
Wonderful use of lense flare. You have managed to keep the details in the pettles and the deap beautiful blue even with strong backlighting. Well done.
This is a really bright happy image, Normally a blown out sun like that is distracting, but I think this is one of the few occasions in which it works. 7
Moth orchid is in serious competition with sun for attention :( I think you'd have been better off cropping out the sun, which is waaaaay bright and distracting.