Shooting using RAW and Aperature Mode

[Tindomul]

So I decided to start using Aperature mode on my Nikon D40 dslr. I found that the colours of my photos are closer to true life. I wish I had known that a loooooong time ago. Here is an example. I took a photo of the flower of my Tillandsia cyanea in the beginning of March, I could not get a purplish colour on the flowers, instead they came out a vibrant blue. I think today I got closer to the true colour. The Raw image also helped me edit the colours better in photoshop elements.

Here are the photos from before (March)

Tillandsia cyanea-08 by tindomul1of9, on Flickr

Tillandsia cyanea-07 by tindomul1of9, on Flickr

And these are the photos from today using Aperature mode.

Tillandsia cyanea-12 by tindomul1of9, on Flickr
The flowers came out a little too lavendar in this photo

Tillandsia cyanea-11 by tindomul1of9, on Flickr

I think this is the closest to real life.

Tillandsia cyanea-10 by tindomul1of9, on Flickr

I guess any advice or comments are welcome. Even the flower stalk is showing its real colours in today's pictures.