Aperture: While there was already good lighting in the shot, the aperture of f/1.8 gave a soft focus on the patterns on the wall, emphasizing the texture and design.

ISO: With the ample lighting in the room, the ISO of 200 was enough to give the image good sharpness and little to no noise.

Shutter Speed: Given the environment and the wide aperture used, I opted to have a faster shutter speed to balance out the light exposure in the photograph

Capturing the simplicity of balance, symmetry and the terrific pattern, I explicitly only included the subject itself. This renders this photograph's viewers to focus more on the details, from the implied textures to the differing heights of each "wave" pattern via the shadows. 

Aperture: The aperture of f/1.8 was crucial to capture the intricate details of the leaf up front. This wide aperture was also needed to create a shallow depth-of-field, to isolate it further from the background.

ISO: As this was shot at night, I opted for a good enough balance of noise and light, hence the ISO of 400. This ensured that I still had ample light, while not having much digital noise in my photograph.

Shutter Speed: I wasn't able to manually choose the shutter speed for this photograph, however, if done so, I would have also chosen around the same setting for this. 1/27 was good enough to capture the stillness of this leaf without introducing motion blur as I was shooting without any stabilization.

I took this photograph to celebrate the hidden beauty in nature’s design, showing that even a single leaf can be transformed into an intricate work of art when illuminated under the right conditions. Interplay with darkness and the ambient street lights of the night.

Aperture: I set the aperture to f/1.8 to capture the natural lighting of the late afternoon. This wide aperture creates a shallow depth-of-field, isolating the flowers from the background and creating a beautiful bokeh effect that draws the viewer’s focus to the intricate details and vibrant hues of the main subject.

ISO: Given that it was still pretty bright in the afternoon of this photograph, I opted for a low ISO of 100 to minimize digital noise, ensuring that every delicate texture and color is rendered with clarity. This setting guarantees a clean image where the beautiful details of the petals are preserved.

Shutter Speed: I wasn't able to manually choose the shutter speed for this photograph, however, the relatively high shutter speed made it so that motion blur allowing the fine details of each flower to be crisp and clear. This was key as I wasn't using a tripod. In addition, this exposure ensured that there was ample light in conjunction to the other settings.

I wanted to have a more intimate composition for this photograph to grasp the beauty of the flower and its color contrast to its background. Taking this photograph during the afternoon was also deliberate as I wanted to have an interplay with light and shadow as well as soft and rough, making the vibrant red color of the flower be more striking in addition to the contrast in texture of the flower's petals and the wall's roughness.