Thimbleberry

Images of plants and flowers are challenging as they continue to move with the breeze.  This requires a higher shutter speed.  

The ripest of these thimbleberries stands out strong.  There is a feeling for me that something is wrong with the image.  It follows the rule of thirds; however, normally, I would have placed the ripe berry in the lower or upper left.  

In addition the aperture is set high to keep the depth of field very short.  

Wild Strawberry

I am always amazed at the way we have domesticated and changed plants.  More recently, concerns over genetically modified plants....  We have been able to 'naturally' modify plants such as this strawberry which basically produces a fruit the size of a pea covered in seeds to a fruit the size of a golf ball or more.  

Politics aside, I love the beauty of plants that are 'wild' versions of what I know.  This image was shot in raw so I was able to crop over half of the image out to frame a much nicer photo.