I chose this picture as my personal best because the way the light hits the flower creates a bright yellow color that illuminates to whole shot. The dark middle of the sunflower against the petals shows a beautiful contrast. I particularly like the out of focus leaves in the background because it fills in the negative space without crowding the shot. Using the many different lighting settings showed me how it affects not only the exposure of the picture but the overall color. In this photograph, the background shows a gray gradient while in other shots the background was completely black or white.
