Nice one Carol, great close-up!! Maybe a wee to close, but, it makes a nice desktop wallpaper!!

Nice image! Thanks for sharing it!!!

Well .... my avatar isn't that of a cat like the two above me .. but I do have a dog, though it isn't yellow .. so, hopefully, I can still comment

I think it isn't close enough .. the areas at the bottom that are NOT petal drop me out of the illusion of it being a an abstract \ impressionistic painting by Georgia O'Keeffe

if you could re-light the subject so that the texture of the petal is emphasized, (the top area is a skosh bright) .. maintain depth-of-field for the center as well .. and leave out the immersion dumping non-petal areas at the bottom

Amida has posted some nice flower petal macro shots lately

maybe try some subtle backlighting for the petal texture


nothing I've said is meant as criticism though .. just a nudge ... Thanks for sharing

Yellow Dawg ;-)/Carol. I must say, at the very first glance I so liked the image, one thought came mind: pure, innocent....However, I like the picture in a smaller view...when clicked on it, it didn't quite have the same effect. But i guess, its just the way the picture is...Good job!