Obviously I couldn’t wait too long without publishing a flower photo.
This is a picture of a flower that was entered into the flower competition at the Iowa State Fair.
![A flower in entered in the Iowa State Fair flower competition.](https://photography139.smugmug.com/Flowers/Iowa-State-Fair-Flowers/i-xk2Vvkc/1/L/DSC07896-L.jpg)
Flower competitions remind me of an old quote:
God loved the flowers and invented soil. Man loved the flowers and invented vases.
DETAILS
ISO: 1600
FOCAL LENGTH: 60mm (90mm – 35mm equivalency)
APERTURE: F/2.8
EXPOSURE: 1/160
This is lovely. I know red and yellow are also traditionally difficult to photograph, and these are beautiful – I love the low aperture and how artistic it makes this macro shot. Just beautiful.