I don't much care for the background color Wendell but the flower looks great. It has the drab olive look to it that reminds me of my days in the service. lol
Beautifully focused flower shot, Wendell, and it's not even Friday. Nice work as well with the colors and lighting given the direct sunlight. Even without color saturation, these guys seem to glow in the dark. Love the details and the way your captured the textures. Everyone above seems to agree that the background sucks mightily and that you should be stoned to death or worse for what you did to it. I probably would have darkened the background a bit more, but that's just me. And as you know, I stink at shooting flowers; so please feel free to ignore my suggestions. In fact, it would be best if you completely disregard what I've said, and let's keep this conversation just between the two of us.