The Center

The red primrose plant is blooming. The flowers are red and have yellow centers. I took a macro shot to show off the nice flower center. I think the center looks like a blossom. The outside red petals are just an added bonus.

This shot is for the BW (Flash of Red-2015) challenge.

[Gena Pegg]

So dramatic. Love the b&w treatment and soft focus. Lovely image Daisy!

[Lin]

Beautiful!

[Maggiemae]

So you don't put any colour into your photos until just once? This one, I'm sure would be lovely in colour!

[Terri Morris]

Great bw for the flash of red February.

[tony gig]

Great B/W, like the softness Daisy...

[Paula W]

A flower within a flower, lovely macro shot.

[Pyrrhula]

Great micro, beautiful in B+W

[Milanie]

Another excellent choice for b&w - like the soft feeling to the petals and the strong focus on the center.

[Daisy Miller]

@eyesmile Thank you. I originally wanted a sharper focus, but the natural light was not bright enough. I eventually learned to like the soft focus caused by the diffused lighting.

[Daisy Miller]

@linnypinny Thanks

[Daisy Miller]

@maggiemae Thanks! This one was great in color. In the flash of red challenge you use a flash of red selective coloring once in February. The rest is in BW. That is why I am continuing my puddle series in my second album to have some color each day.

[Daisy Miller]

@morrisphotos Thank you.

[Daisy Miller]

@tonygig Thanks. The natural lighting was not as bright as I wanted it to be. Therefore, I got this soft focus. Eventually, I liked the soft focus.

[Daisy Miller]

@paulaw Thanks. I like the flower within a flower too.

[Daisy Miller]

@pyrrhula Thanks. I debated about doing this red and yellow flower shot in BW, but decided that it would look good in BW too.

[Daisy Miller]

@milaniet Thanks. The lighting caused the look of this. The natural lighting was not very bright when I took this shot. I tried to concentrate on getting my focus on the center of the blossom.