4137 V2 Star Magnolia
by pixelpig

Comment by tnun:
I love the furry sepals on these, but there being just two of them makes an awkward composition.

Fallen
by pixelpig

Comment by BrianR:
With so many good photos in this challenge to catch the theme is difficult....8

4137 Star Magnolia
by pixelpig

Comment by inamo:
Simple, elegant and beautiful

4137 V2 Star Magnolia
by pixelpig

Comment by KarenNfld:
Magnolia? Very pretty.

4137 V2 Star Magnolia
by pixelpig

Comment by aliqui:
More light!

With shots like this I tend to use a vertical composition to include more of the stem. To me it's like that rule joint rule in human portraits. When you include the bud but cut the stem, it's like cutting the flower at the joint. It just feels more natural to me. That doesn't mean I'm right though!

5262 Tulip Hybrid
by pixelpig

Comment by tnun:
Maybe the auto-correct overdoes the saturation and contrast? Intrigued by the contrast of the featured bloom and the blue violas, but the gardener in me is dying to know is that a rugosa rose or a peony or something I don't know and how did it get there? (I have a white rugosa under which I encourage self seeded blue violas - a colour very difficult to capture and which of course changes according to the time of day.) ETA: oh so it is a tulip - I was going to include that but I thought naah, the petals aren't tulippy. Great combination.

Message edited by author 2008-08-09 15:15:26.

4137 V2 Star Magnolia
by pixelpig

Comment by FrostyPaws:
this one...gorgeous!

5255 Tulip
by pixelpig

Comment by tnun:
Bold, almost aggressive, but everything still serves the tulip and water drops.

5194 Tulip
by pixelpig

Comment by tnun:
OK, so it may be a tad soft, but it shows this tulip quite well in its white and pointy virtues.

126 Black Eyed Susan
by pixelpig

Comment by FrostyPaws:
I agree with the others...very nice effect. Nice composition as well.