Fresh out of good flower shot names... ^_^ I blurred the background quite a lot after *some* use of the healing brush. The flower is not manipulated at all though.
I'd say this was just about perfect! One of the very fist florals saved to my favorites was yours, and this one will be added, too. I have no criticisms, only praise.
I like your title. I thought it was rather catchy :) I just love the clarity on the flower..especially at the ends of the individual petals. Super shot!! :)
"The artist is a receptacle for emotions that come from all over the place; from the sky, from the earth, from a scrap of paper, from a passing shape, from a spider’s web." Pablo Picasso