Sunflower

I shot this sunflower this morning at the Houston Arboretum and Nature Center in available light under a bright overcast sky at about 8:30 am.

Camera Data: Canon 40D, 70-200mm f/2.8L IS USM set at 70mm through a 500D close-up lens, f/2.8, 1/1600 sec, ISO 100, Av mode at Ev = -0.33.

Post: Square cropping, tonal adjustments, vibrance, and mid-tone contrast in Adobe Camera Raw 5.5. Highpass sharpening and framing of JPG in CS4.

-CGTTL