Ready, Aim, Fire

The Canna Lily is aiming to bloom. Just finished yet another article on gun violence in my country. Thought I'd focus on some color today as this bloom threatened to open up and show me some autumn colors. I asked it to register itself and willingly be monitored by me in case it decided to go rogue. It acquiesced.

[Danette Thompson]

Remarkable dof.

[Susan]

Aptly titled!

[Gena Pegg]

Beautiful! FAV!!! Was this an article you wrote or read?

[Daryl O'Hare]

@eyesmile thanks for the fav Gena. I read this NYTimes article: http://mobile.nytimes.com/2013/09/29/us/children-and-guns-the-hidden-toll.html?h=8AQHgWkSZ&s=1&

[Gena Pegg]

Thank you. It is heartbreaking!

[katy]

Interesting POV.

[joey d.Muli]

❤❤ ❤ !:)

[Robic Upadhayay]

NICE MACRO SHOT!

[Lisa Stein]

Super duper macro shot. Love your focus!

[Amrita]

Fav... a watercolour Daryl!

[Pam Knowler]

Stunning shot! Beautiful colours and perfect dof! Fav!

[Hilde-Katrin Fjørtoft]

Nice shot! Fav :D

[Pete]

Beautiful subtle colours - nice shot

[Hazel]

Like the colours. This really pops in the row of b/w thumbnails too!

[emily tull]

stunning

[elkehochban]

Gorgeous! Love the DOF

[SquamLoon]

**COLOR.!! **

Nice way to step out of monochromeland. And it's on the verge of abstract to boot. Love it.

[SquamLoon]

**COLOR**!!!

Nice way to step out of monochromeland. And it's on the verge of abstract to boot. Love it.

[Daryl O'Hare]

@grammyn @jodimuli @robic @pflaume @amrita21 @hildehagen @pistonbroke @quietpurplehaze @houdiniem @timandelke @squamloon Thanks everyone. I figured now would be a good time to pop in some color in my album again. I was planning on Oct. 1, but beautiful day, bloom aiming at me, and nothing else taken in the day. Shifted that setting from "mono" to manual, and shot right back. :)

[Arefin]

such beautiful colors and love the shallow dof! very beautiful shot!

[Erika]

so beautiful. love it :))

[colie (Nichole Stewart)]

gorgeous!

[jayn]

Fab shot. Perfect choice of focus.fav

[Jo]

A fabulous splash of colour and wonderful focus and DoF. What an alarming article.

[Simply Amanda]

Fabulous focus and colors. This is so unusual and lovely. Fav!

[Rachel]

Beautiful colours and a great DOF. It's a gorgeous shot.

[Hope D Jennings]

Instant fav.The swirl of colors is enchanting.love the dof and focus on the very center.lovely crisp edge to the left too!!

[Jacqui Paterson]

Stunning colours and PoV.

[Marloes]

Instant fav! Total beautiful shot with great title too!

[Rohini Gupta]

Just beautiful. Love the colours.

[Matilda Willlig]

Beautiful :D

[Margaret Tryon]

Excellent!