Read Between the Lines
by Jutilda

Comment:
I'm stumped. It just makes me want to hug something or somebody. Probably not that red eyed bug though.

reverse angle
by Stagolee

Comment:
I love the way this explodes into the photo from the right side. This has very nice use of the shade to maintain highlights in the bright blossoms.
If every one of those blossoms makes a grapefruit, that's going to be a heavy tree.

Red Columbine
by pmichaud

Comment:
I'm always struck by the variety of colors and shapes of flowers. It seems impossible for there to be so many, and all different. The side light and colors are eye grabbing in this one. I like the drops of water that no one else has said anything about too.

A Little to the Left
by Ja-9

Comment:
Congrats on the 6+ and thumbs up for fooling Scott Scooter97.

Flames
by o2bskating

Comment:
We have some of the red and yellow ones here in my yard. This one has very nice mixed color. These are great for macro shooting. The direct sunlight is pretty hard looking, and at the same time it adds the shadows that bring out the shape of the flower. This is a good angle for the flower, but be thinking about what is lurking in the background when you are shooting. It helps if you can isolate your subject without any distracting elements in your photos by using point of view to control what's seen behind the subject.

972938
by undieyatch

Comment:
I like flowers that don't have to be cultured to be pretty. These look like something that butterflies would enjoy.

Dahlia Bouquet
by Prism

Comment:
This is a marvelous splash of colors and the DOF is just right to make the brightest one show off. We probably will not get any frost here until mid or late January. I can't imagine it being that cold this time of year, but I know that it happens up north.

Waratah
by jomari

Comment:
Pretty! This is like nothing that grows around here. I like the nice even cone part of it. The one leaf over the top in the BG is a nice touch.

Ipê branco (white Ipe)
by Lelez

Comment:
These are gorgeous, but messy. We have the yellow variety of this here in S W Florida, and a few of the white ones as well. I like the three view presentation. The common name for the yellow ones here is "Tree of Gold".

Message edited by author 2011-09-15 01:36:35.

Phlox
by MaryO

Comment:
Very pretty. The one in the back looks almost like a mirror reflection. The low key BG certainly accents the violet shades of the subject in this one.