I was about to open this little session by mentioning that August 21st was about to be renamed Daisy Day on the old blog, but then I realized that we're already on the 22nd, so I guess Daisy Day will be a two-day celebration instead. Those of you who have been around for the last few years know that Daisy Day originates as a way of remembering my Grandmother, who passed away on August 22nd 2011. This is the third 'Daisy Day' that I've had here on the site and I almost didn't make it. In past years, I have been able to rely on the gardens of either my mother or cousin to provide the necessary flower to make Daisy Day a success, but this year I've had less success finding some nice ones. This particualar photograph, taken at f/7.1, 1/3200sec, ISO 3200 at 200mm, was found in Val Morin during a visit with My Lovely Assistant's family. So, in a sense I guess that I'm still keeping the flowers in the family. I had a little visitor for the session in the form of a fly who seemed quite comfortable on his seat. If I was a little bit better with Photoshop, I would have probably made that little daisy bud at the bottom of the screen disappear, but by framing the final image as I did, it bothers me less than it did in my original shot. It's probably for the best as I don't think that Grammie would appreciate me playing around and altering the work of Mother Nature.
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