simplicity

The greatest step towards a life of simplicity is to learn to let go. 

~ Steve Maraboli

It's dahlia season here in the Pacific Northwest. The largest dahlia grower in the US resides

in Canby, OR and has its yearly festival over Labor Day weekend.

40 acres of dahlias.

Heaven on earth.

I love dahlias.

The colors, the shapes, the textures,

and mostly how each bloom interacts with its neighbor. 

The circumstances were a bit challenging:

overcast; the sky is a soft box and great for no harsh shadows 

and washed out colors, 

but it makes for a "low light" situation.

A slight breeze was present that made focusing difficult and required higher

shutter speeds to stop the movement.

Therefore, higher than usual ISO was used.

Regarding 'simplicity':

this image had virtually no post-processing applied to it.

I always try to frame/crop in camera; so no adjustments there.

A little sharpening was all that was applied in post; 

all but the edge of the petal was masked out.

No textures, no nothing. Simple.

Just dahlia.

Canon 6D ISO 500 f/2.8 1/160 100mm macro