Lovely image and flower and color and compositon.Well done,John.

This has to be Queen of the Night!!!
She is lovely..Perfect Tulip..
Perfect photograph!!!

Really nice! My mother had some Black irises, color very similar to this. Love it!

John, this is a beauty!
JuneBug

The background really accentuates the color of this tulip John. I love them. I think they are really neat. Good job of capturing one of them for me :~)

Wow what a beautiful tulip such an unsual colour. Its gone right into my favorites, thank you for sharing :)

Auline

Hi John, this is really a specimen to remember!!!! I can't beat this tulip. The clarity is pure and the background so flattering to the subject!! I love this image and offer my big 10's to you and into my favs!! Sincerely, Marilyn

My daugthers friend is always wearing black and off course he loves BLACK Tulips.
He's a pleasant guy so we where giving them, They are beautifull but expensive.
So now I'll send this one and thanks.

hello there, john :)
oops.. i've missed this one.. sorry for the late comment :)

i haven't seen a black tulip before.. and i must say, it looks amazing.. quite unusual.. but nevertheless - magical! :) great focusing, this beautiful flower really stands out against the background blur. excellent lighting, as well! :)

what to say, a great shot of a gorgeous flower :) thank you for sharing it with us! :)
enjoy your day! :)

Wow-what a lovely aura this black tulip has. It looks perfect on the pale greens in the background. Lovely closeup-feel I can almost touch the soft petals. Truely an eyecatcher...