Good heavens, you have outdone yourself. This is magnificent. It is also very unique. I have not seen a bud not open but yet one that you could take a peek inside of. Marvelous capture. Hope I get this in the voting Booth. It's a keeper.
Pat
Anything that excites me for any reason, I will photograph; not searching for unusual subject matter, but making the commonplace unusual.
Edward Weston
this is incredible!! i love the colors. and your angle and composition is very nice. it really looks like the inside of the flower is glowing...and we are just getting a peek of the secret in there. amazing detail, great work! ~abby
"To photograph is to hold one's breath, when all faculties converge to capture fleeting reality. It's at that precise moment that mastering an image becomes a great physical and intellectual joy."
~ Henri Cartier-Bresson
Please forgive me for not replying to every one of your lovely image and comments probleme with me is my poor english my language in french Rene de Rouyn-noranda
An exquisite view of this bloom - extremely well done close up. Super clarity and composition - and the details are terrific! All those little fuzzies cover this bud as if protecting it. But we can peek inside..alittle, and it looks like there's a light inside! Mixture of lovely colors add to it's magnificance. The blurring background is perfect to bring this bud closer to us. What a fantastic job Rene, and I did get this in the voting booth and gave it high marks :^>
All of earth is crammed with heaven And every bush aflame with God But only those who see take off their shoes. - Elizabeth Barrett Browning<p>
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