Red poppies in soft focus sunlight with green stems and buds.

Backlit red poppy flowers demonstrate shallow depth-of-field photography with selective focus on foreground blooms. Technical execution utilizes warm color temperature contrast against cool teal-blue background blur, creating chromatic separation. Image composition employs layered focal planes: sharp petals in mid-ground transitioning to diffused bokeh throughout field depth. Delicate papery flower structures reveal internal petal ribbing and dark center stamens. Green stems with unopened buds visible throughout composition at varying focus distances.