2011, Day 244 - Sepia star

With all the summer flowers it is easy to get distracted by color.  I feel that sometimes vibrant color can distract from technical faults in a photograph whereas black and whites demand a greater attention to detail.  I went for the over-exposed look to allow the shadows to define the picture, a philosophy which is the heart of photography.

Canon 1Ds Mark II, Canon 100/f2.8L IS
100mm, f8, 1/1250 sec @ 200 ISO