^{Back-lit Sunflower. Canon R5, 100mm macro, handheld, 1/2500 @ f11, ISO 1600}

I sure do love the sunflowers that bloom in late summer. I spend a lot more time photographing them than I probably should, but they’re just a lot of fun. I think the things you can do with them and back-lighting can be really creative and I took advantage of that opportunity a couple of mornings ago. I spot metered off the petals and let the rest of the image go as dark as possible. Since space was tight and didn’t have room for a tripod, I was working handheld so using a little higher ISO than I might otherwise but the R5 handles ISO 1600 with ease and noise isn’t a problem.