"Beautiful shot."

'Ugly border.'

"It's not that bad."

'Yes, it is..'


' - played by purmusics' inner imp
"" - played by himself


I hope there is enough humour in the above to temper the message. As I do think smaller at the bare minimum would be better.

Let's see what others have to say..



(p.s. It is a nice shot, know this. You handled the technical side of things well and the final presentation is indeed eye-catching. Thanks for sharing this one with us. :o))

Hi, Kathy...I'm happy to see that Les writes the same sort of commentaries on your postings too. I happen to like the border and I don't like all borders by any means. You really have mastered the "Kathy" technique of flower photography. I'm getting to the point where I can recognize a Kathy flower a mile away. The silky filtered detail work is magnificent. I agree with you about the colors. I wish the entire bloom could have been in the posting. Knowing you, it was way too big or the lady in the flower department at K-Mart told you that photography in the store was not allowed. And to quote Les, "It is a nice shot"

Roger

These are real beauties Kathy and the softened look really suits them. As does the frame.

The slight contrasts of orange is so beautiful! Great comp, perfect lighting, and just real super Kathy!

Kathy - Reigers are such beautiful plants - you have done them justice with this shot. Well done! Thad

I use borders all the time, as you know, so I like it. It is simple and tasteful, in my opinion. Plus the color of the border and the the foofies are gorgeous, since I love orange. Very nice work, Kathy.

Gorgeous begonia's & superbly captured. You brought out their softness & beauty nicely. I would have preferred the image with less border & perhaps a slightly paler shade of orange or a deep dark orange. The almost square format works well too. Very well done Kathy ... these flowers surely brightened up my rainy day.

What border??????? Oh , that one? Just enough to segregate it from the blackness of outer space which would otherwise diminish the beauty of this awesome flower:) Beautifully done Kathy!!

Profuse and tumbling out of the frame. A lovely color they are too. I don't mind borders, but some find them undesirable. Just a matter of taste. I think there are times when a border is called for and times it isn't. Here it really is subtle in color and helps make the flowers look like they are trying to leave their container.

Good work on this capture of these beautiful blooms, Kathy. Lovely colours and details.

I have not heard of reiger begonias. Are they a type of tuberous begonias which are just now coming to life in my southern hemisphere garden?

Kathy, I too have come to the point of knowing your wonderful style of photography and presentation. I think the foofies are so beautiful and the color is wonderful. I will agree with les on the framing, it seems to compete with the flowers. I like frames, but try to keep it slight. I think in this case less would have been better, just my honest opinion. Tigs♥ =^..^=

Magnificent close up with such gorgeous colours & presentation

Kathy
I think the framing on this is just fine myself. I see what you were trying to do here with matching the colors and you did a good job. The image is bright and colorful. Great job
Paul

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Hi Kathy!

You get a very beautiful work with the orange begonias also! The presentation is wonderful, congratulations!