Purple Flower at the Lurie Gardens

Urban Hike Day 2...the Lurie Gardens at the Art Institute are just off Lake Michigan (well, a very long block off of the lake) at Millennium Park. The lighting today was wonderful so I decided to try a back to basics challenge of using my nifty fifty, sooc, no cropping, composing in camera, etc. [Theme by Richard Sayer: http://365project.org/discuss/themes-competitions/23475/back-to-basics-who-s-up-for-a-big-challenge-in-september
I liked the soft colors and mix of the purple flowers and little white stuff (I know little about plants/flowers). This is the same area where I took the lensbaby photo of the grasses yesterday.

[KWind]

Very pretty! Great lighting, colours and dof.

[Simply Amanda]

Wow, these are so dreamy!

[Kerri]

Beautiful

[Leanne M Williams]

Oh such a beautiful shot FAV :-)

[jayn]

so pretty and bright. love the light in this

[Sally Ings]

So pretty. Very delicate flowers, gorgeous colour.

[julia]

Pretty blue...

[Sue Wilde]

This is wonderfully soft

[Shanne]

lovely colours and dof

[Corinne]

lovely

[Pam Knowler]

Lovely focus and dof. Beautiful colours and softness.

[Graeme Stevens]

Excellent shot

[Louise & Ken]

The delicacy of the flowers and the quality of the light is heart-meltingly beautiful! I also heard there was a Magritte show at the Institute...I was sorry to had to leave town!

[Keri]

Such lovely soft colours.

[Creative Fool]

Gorgeous shot!

[Margo]

This is lovely

[Brigette]

so delicate. Nice to take time out to go hiking

[Suse♡]

Hevenly light atmosphere here, simply so lovely shot!

[Marnie]

Good dof, subtle colours and delicate subjects. Great stuff.

[sally agnew]

So very pretty :)

[Shepherdman's Wife]

Very pretty Taffy

[Lee-Ann]

Pretty colour...lovely capture.

[Maggiemae]

Wonderful composition - the white flowers are often included in a bouquet and so go beautifully with the blue ones! fav

[Eve Pulsater]

Such a gorgeous DoF.

[Rachel]

Beautiful, wonderful colours and focus. Love it!

[Elfur]

Beautiful colors! Fav

[aurorajane]

lovely

[Joan Robillard]

You did Richard's challenge proud. LOVE it. Our colors are so fall now, this is reminiscent of summer.

[dh (delena)]

So pretty. I love the colour scheme. Fav

[Margaret Obey]

I love the beauty in the image, the white and blue complement each other. I'm still working on Richard's challenge trying tobreplicate the lens on my bridge camera!

[Rachel]

Beautiful colours and lighting. Gorgeous.

[Joyce]

Beautiful,delicate capture with great lighting.

[☯ Sarah ☁]

Lovely comp & colours :)

[virtualbrownie]

Beautifully composed - lovely soft colours

[elkehochban]

Gorgeous!

[Danny G.]

Soft and beautiful

[Beryl Lloyd]

gorgeous image fill of wonderful colour and softness !! A big fat fav Taffy !

[Nancy]

Love..love...love!

[Nada A.]

Love the softness and the color. Fav.

[Janiskay]

This is so gorgeous! The softness and the beautiful blue colors make this a very romantic photo. Fav!

[Paula W]

This is just so pretty, love the colours.

[Celi]

soft and pretty. lovely taffy!

[Tom]

Very beautiful perfect clarity and softness combined fav

[Richard Hickey]

Incredible macro.

[Graham Thresher]

Great capture. Fav

[Elizabeth]

Beautiful light and color!

[mikeharris]

Beautifully done.

[Elisabeth Sæter]

Lovely shot!

[CathyK]

Breathtaking.So light and delicate

[Rosie Kerr]

Very delicate floral capture... lovely light. Three cheers for SOOC! :)

[Leon Buijs]

Lovely DoF and composition, great light and soft colours

[Teresa]

Great choice with the lens. This is just stunning, pleasing on so many levels. FAVE!

[Jocasta]

I really enjoy the range of your photography - this is so delicate and beautiful.

[Debi 🐩]

Very nice I love the lighting

[june milner]

gorgeous gorgeous suble colurs

[Bob Zwolinsky]

What makes this a great image for me is your choice of depth of field, as not only have separated the main subject (nicely placed on the thirds) but have also created a diffused background with a colour palate that is sympathetic to the main subject.

[Terri Morris]

Love it so beautiful with great DOF choice.

[Kathie]

Great composition and colours. fav

[Hope D Jennings]

Beyond gorgeous! Just joined the nifty 50 party and this flew off the tag page!

[Lisa Villella]

What a beautiful shot! Love the soft colors!

[Ann H. LeFevre]

Beautiful capture!

[Call me Joe]

More than beautiful!:)

[Cathie]

So soft and lovely, Taffy!

[Lisa]

I love it!

[Jessica]

Fav! Looks like a little world all in itself.

[tony gig]

Amazing capture...Fav

[Angelieke]

Gorgeous!

[Gena Pegg]

Beautiful!!! Amazing light and processing.

[Cathrine Mitchell]

So soft and beautiful. FAV

[Elaine]

This is such a pretty composition, with wonderful focus and shallow DoF!

[Marina Shemesh]

This is such a beautiful flower photo, love the colours!