The problem with flower photography can be summed up in one word. Wind. In order to minimize the wind (which causes blur due to movement of the flowers) you need to get out there early in the morning before the winds pick up. But this time of year that means before 7am. So, long story short, I am running out of enthusiasm for getting out there that early and have started turning to the archives. I shot this blanket flower at North Mountain Park on Sunday and it was definitely a contender for that days pick. I also wanted to flex my post processing skills a little. My current photography guru is in to Lightroom presets (i.e. canned sets of adjustments to create a unique look) and textures. So I used one of her presets, which in this case was pretty subtle and just darkened the background a little and helped the main flower to come forward. Similarly with the texture, I masked it out over the main flower but it helps add to the overall blur in the background so that the star can shine forth.