nice positioning (maybe a tiiiiiiiny bit too far right but no biggie)

the shapes in the bokeh are FAB! and help bring the weight of the main attention in from the far right
the attention to and the use of bokeh as an artform is a fave of mine!

great sculpting with the long oblique light and shadows
the white is warmish and with the low angle im guessing its an evening shot. again the use of interesting angles for the lighting are something i like

a nice juxtaposition of the white of the main petals and the rich orange of the stamens at the center of the flower

could do with a bit more sharpness on the flower ... camera shake?

I like the progression of ever opening flower buds to lead our eyes upwards from low down to middle to eventually the open one high up

all in all a very well put together image
an easy entry into my faves

it reminds me of the 100's of such flowers in all their various colours that my mum used to grow and then keep in the house

thanks for sharing

Wonderful Ruby.....Nice close-up of the bloom..and the way you blurred the background is spot-on!......

That is very pritty flower Ruby ! It makes great desktop!Thanks for sharing :)

Lovely straw flowers Ruby. Like the blurred background and the composition is very nice. Well done.

Perfect as a desktop...I like my icons on the left.
Added to my favs for sure.
Jas

I really like this one! The way the background is blurred and the flower is so sharp and clear is very striking. Nice job!!

Your usual splendidly beautiful shot. I like white flowers and I like straw flowers, so this is something I really like a lot.

beautiful image Ruby. great color and clarity.. VERY nice

Yes, this is a very prettily presented straw flower, and your use of blur is unique to this picture. I can't remember ever having seen it used in just this particular way before. To mention again, as have others before me, that the clarity is very good, with the exception of a tiny bit of blur on the orange of the flower, but that is only seen because of the nature of the macro that brings a microscope to our eye, so to speak. And because the clarity is so good here, one of my favorite things is happening in this photo and and is the light and shadow play of the composition on the subject and also the bud directly beneath it. I like the placement as well, as I have a gazillion icons and they're all on the left :) nice job on this one..as usual :)PJ

Beautiful bloom. I love the bright orange center. Great focus on all the little petals. I'm not sure what is meant by "straw" flowers. They sure are beautiful. Nice render.
Pat

Very nice Ruby. Soft focus really makes this image. Composition is perfect also...gerry..

Ruby, this looks wonderful on the desktop - thanks! Also, I'm caught up now on your recent posts and wanted you know I've enjoyed them all!

This is indeed a beautiful flower Ruby and a beautiful capture of it. I love the colors on it, This looks just amazing seen at full screen.

This is such a lovely flower. I like the way you've put it to the right. A job really well done.. congratulations

Thanks everybody for your wonderful comments

Hi there Ruby...I keep looking at this deciding what I like best about this image. I think the lighting is excellent as is the depth of field.....straw flowers are a favorite of mine to photograph. The way the background blurred makes for a unique pattern that is fascinating in it's own way. Very well done and thank you for sharing this with me :~)

.......and go into my favs. Thank you Ruby! :-)