buttercup

I'm new to macro, but have been doing digital photography as a hobby for about the last 10 years (and B&W film long before that). For most of my shooting, I've tried to keep my post-processing as realistic as possible - boost some levels, fix some noise, etc. This is particularly the case for...

I went for a walk in the park behind my house after an overnight rain. I shot this buttercup handheld with an on-camera speedlight with the plastic diffuser that came with it. D500, Sigma 105mm Macro. f/20, 1/250, ISO-400 Post-processing in Lighroom and NIK.