This one wins my heart. You can just feel the texture of those beautifully colored petals. Angle, lighting, composition are superb. The crispness of the detail -- from the fringed petals to the grains of pollen -- adds to the excellence of the image.
This is one amazingly good photo of an extraordinary flower, and a good score to match it. I'm glad I didn't miss out. I downloaded and it's on my desktop now. What a keeper!
We don’t make art to show someone what something looks like. All this requires is eyes (or a lens). Art is supposed to have meaning, emotion, power, or magic. Alan & Mario "FourThirds"
Just saw this on the front page and admire it greatly. Wonderful presentation of an unusual and lovely flower. You are developing a very nice gallery here as well. Welcome to Caedes
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