Anemone Flower

In contrast to my previous Anemone.

This was taken on my last trip to Carmel, while teaching a good friend of mine about photography.

The thing I love the most about this photo is the background. Just as surely as a poorly conceived backdrop can destroy an otherwise wonderful photograph, the right background turns a beautiful subject into a work of art. This one has the feel of a painting to me.

It was a very busy flower bed, a very low aperture setting on the camera caused anything not right at the same distance as the flower to be quite out of focus.

The most important thing however, is the fact that my friend really enjoyed taking pictures of the flowers. He had about the same level of enthusiasm for Photography that I do, and he is about the same age I was when I started snapping my first pictures. His name is Grayson, he is about three years old, and I do not think I will soon forget the smile on his face that day.