Bull's-eye
by drydoc

Comment by inamo:
Great contrasts and texture

Bull's-eye
by drydoc

Comment by tnun:
Oh, oh, very nice. Texture and light and shadow perfect (not easy in a white flower) for seeing and feeling the design of the bloom. In photos like this I am never sure whether to include edges or just go with the abstract geometry - you seem to have made a nice compromise.

IMG_5447.jpg
by drydoc

Comment by tnun:
Without looking at the other comments I would have said Celosia Toadicum obscurantum, believed to be very important in some folks' medicinal repertoire.

Photography full of hard choices! My guess is that you would have needed a telephoto to isolate the fresh sprout, or a wider aperture, but then we would have completely missed Toad in the mulch. Actually I tend to favour accident over control. (Just as well). T

Bull's-eye
by drydoc

Comment by KarenNfld:
Good focus, colour and clarity, can't ask for more than that!

Bull's-eye
by drydoc

Comment by sherpet:
It does look like a bullseye, and I really like the focus that you have captured in the center.

Too late!
by drydoc

Comment by carofo:
Haha!! Your title is great and I can think of a few of my sons shoes that could very well be "sprouting" spontaneous life too ;)!!

IMG_5447.jpg
by drydoc

Comment by inamo:
Interesting colours and I can see why you wanted to include Mr Toad too. You could potentially have cropped it so that you had the two flowers in one shot and the toad in the other.

IMG_5447.jpg
by drydoc

Comment by sherpet:
You definitely captured the moment.....

IMG_5447.jpg
by drydoc

Comment by sfalice:
Eeeek, a worm on the yellow one!
Nice ying/yang here with the complimentary colors.

IMG_5447.jpg
by drydoc

Comment by salmiakki:
quite a busy pic - difficult to take it all in.