After dropping off my daughter at school in The Village in Manhattan I took my usual route to head back to our apartment in Chelsea, going the scenic route via the High Line Park. The former elevated railway line turned into a park offers great photo opportunities all year round. It was late in May 2013 at this time so the flowers where in full bloom, and so many to choose from. This particular flower looked like a mini explosion of buds coming from the center of the flower. So getting low and close I took the picture, just focusing in this single flower.

Nikon D5100 with 70-300mm | Exposure ƒ/5.6 @ 1/500 | Focal Length 109.9 mm | ISO 400
Full Bloom, by Des Brownlie

Award Winner: Photo of the Day | March 16
Award Score: 61 (Value 11, Clarity 11, Composition 17, Style 11, Skill 11)
Photo of the Day Award Category: Nature Photography
Photograph Location: The High Line Park, Chelsea, New York, The United States

Photographer: Des Brownlie (New York, USA) Registered
Originally, from the City of Glasgow in Scotland, Des Brownlie moved to New York City 18 years ago; never looking back. He lives in Manhattan and enjoys walking about the city with his camera in hand, taking photos of everything from the ordinary to the extraordinary that makes up New York City. He believes every day is a potential photo shoot with so much color and variety of subjects in the city that he always likes to have a camera on hand as you never know what you might come upon.

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