The blur and the focus..

The beginnings of Spring
I took the opportunity to use a high f-stop (low)..(isn’t that confusing?_) to try and get a fine fine focus into the middle of this huge rhododendron. The flowers are all unfolding but our rhodos come out over 6 months so this is just one.
Thankful for:
I guess I need chocolate to unfold. Gave John the chocolate almond packet and after the first 2 that we both shared and enjoyed, another one got fired across the room. I caught it!

[Casablanca]

Chocolate is always a winner for me! I like the peeking through the bushes look to this.

[Wylie]

nice framing for the focus

[Dione Giorgio]

Nice focusing. Well done.

[Diana]

Love the colours and blur.

[Kate]

F-stops are indicated by f/# so think of it like a fraction - 1/2 cup of sugar is more than 1/4 cup of sugar.

[Mags]

Great selective focus technique! I love the colors!

[Babs]

Love the blur and the focus. Chocolate sounds good too.

[Margo Sayer]

VML the blur...and the rich shades. Verging on decadent?

[KWind]

Pretty light, colour and focus.

[Lou Ann]

Actually could be a kaleidoscope or abstract image. It’s lovely.

[gloria jones]

Great colors, light

[sarah]

Love the peeking through

[Harry J Benson]

Nice softness, focus, and colours

[Pat Knowles]

Beautiful shiny images. Love the richness, light & almost fluorescent colour....sort of stripy humbug wrapping paper!

[katy]

Beautiful photo of your rhododendrons. Fabulous focus.

LOL! Catching a flying chocolate seems like mad skills to me!

[Maggiemae]

@k9photo Excellent comparison, thank you Kate!

[Maggiemae]

@grammyn If only we had more....flying chocolates!

[Maggiemae]

@happypat The sun was shining right into this bush so got these lovely bright colours then!

[Phil Howcroft]

lovely use of colour maggie

[Ann H. LeFevre]

A beautiful capture- both by the sunbeam on the bud and you on the whole scene. Flying chocolate sounds very exciting!

[Kathleen]

Beautiful - love the framing

[katy]

@maggiemae LOL! i couldn't agree with you more!

[Leslie]

worked perfectly and who doesn't love chocolate? well my youngest ...not sure how that happened ???

[Maggiemae]

@lesip Perhaps he or she is trying to keep the weight down!