Pam, You did such a good job on this, the color, detail, and water drops are all so well captured. The soft look of the leaves, but the good detail of the flower is so well done. Another good freebee program is Perfect Effects 4. I can't think of a better hobby, and this is such a nice site to make friends, and help each other to improve. Tigs♥ =^..^=Alias SAS

Fantastic clarity...
Composition looks so well too.
Viewing full size is a must because then all the beauty gets the proper display.
Big cheers to our brave and very skillful team.
SAM & SAAB

Very pretty shot, Pam. Cropping abut half the leaves from the Left side, and about 1/4 of the leaf directly below the flower will increase the impact of the flower and the droplets.

i have to agree with snapshooter on his crop comment, even though im not a big fan of cropping, but if you can afford a few million pixels to be sacrificed in quality..in the name of composition..then by all means do it! the two thirds rule is a good one. however, there's always the exception to every rule..and my favorite "rules were made to be broken" thinking outside of the box! now there would have been a easier solution here Whammy since this is a flower presented to us. marco setting & get closer, shallow DOF would have melted or blurred the background making that beauty pop even more..thus eliminating the editing dept altogether. center a single flower close up with marco, two thirds more then one with greenery to tell more of a story in the over all picture.

I love the color and the wet look. Beautiful shot.

A small question why there are no drops on leaves? Excellent capture, well done.

A gorgeous flower and great post work...love that deep rich purple color...nicely done.

SAW

They sure are pretty flowers, really like the colour & detail. Here's one I took and did a watercolour treatment to it: Lovely Datura's