here is a picture I took of a flower 2 days ago and here is the information for the shot. Focal Length: 55mm Aperture: f/8 Exposure 1/125 sec. ISO 400 Shot Setting: Aperture Priority I took this shot around 6 in the afternoon on a sunny day with a good amount of clouds in the sky but lots of sun still. a slight wind made some shot a bit difficult when the clouds covered the sun. Also I am showing you a photo edit I did of this shot in photoshop... added noise for grain simulation, sepia tone, unsharp mask to sharpen the image drastically in the center. lightly faded some of the color back in with a mask on the flower. and rendered two types of lighting as well as brushed in my own lighting. ORIGINAL: EDIT: