Poppy after the rain

[marky_h]

Seeing Lady P's great shots from yesterday (http://www.talkphotography.co.uk/forums/showthread.php?t=66148) inspired me to search harder for some poppies of my own, so I looked all over last night, to no avail :(.

The torrential rain we then had overnight flooded my normal route into work, and so I had to find an alternative this morning...and as luck would have it, I spied a specimen or two on the verge. Hopping out of the passenger side, and braving the confused looks from passing drivers, I snapped a few frames when the sun peeked through briefly, and this is the best of them.

http://www.photopixels.co.uk/photos/rainpoppy.jpg

Thanks for looking, folks - comments welcome :thumbs:

[Matt Sayle]

I like that, lovely and sharp.

[marky_h]

Thanks Matt :)

[Dark Star]

Lovely colour and composition Mark, enhanced by the leftmost spot of read in the background strangely enough

[marky_h]

I appreciate that, John - thank you. I liked the balance that the two OOF flowers gave to the main subject, so decided not to crop them...looks like a good decision :)

[Duckydoodle]

Nice shot Mark. Lovely colours and good composition and I agree with John re the red in the background :thumbs:

[Baz777]

Great composition, the diagonal lines running through the shot really work well :thumbs:

[marky_h]

Thanks Maureen and Barry :)

[Craikeybaby]

That's a good poppy shot!

I took a detour on the way home last night and got some too, I'll try to get some posted over the weekend.

[Lady Pitstop]

Lovely, vibrant colours and I like the diagonals of the stems behind :) Great texture on the petals too :thumbs:

[zarozinia]

What a lovely shot, I too like the stems and flowers in the background.

[marky_h]

Many thanks for your time and comments, Craikeybaby, Donna and zarozinia - very much appreciated :thumbs: