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Comment by Tlemetry:
Very interesting how the flower combines colors. Lovely crop to show the color variations in the petals.

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Comment by ursula:
Ahhh, my favourite flower! Can't get enough of these :)

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Comment by Bear_Music:
Lots of potential, I'd add to what others have said that it could use a detail boost in the dark upper right, in PP.

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Comment by jmritz:
Nice one Julie. Wonderful color with lots of detail.

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Comment by patio127:
Great close-up of this popular garden resident. Love how you've shown the veins.

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Comment by ursula:
Gaillardia for sure. The detail/colour on the petals is very good, and I like the green background. If it were me, I'd consider cropping just a little off the right hand side (to get rid of the little green thing at bottom right) and a bit more off the top (again, to get rid of the green intrusion). I'd also add a bit more space on the left, to avoid cutting off that one petal - if you're going to cut off portions, make it intentional, so that it doens't look like an accident. The flower inside looks a bit soft, maybe using a DOF just a bit bigger would help overall?

Message edited by author 2007-07-03 13:44:14.

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Comment by annig:
one of my favorite flowers-they are alwasy so cheery looking & remind me of a party! Beautiful flame like colors & details in the "veins"! nice
~Anni

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Comment by Kelli:
Excellent color and focus on detail! Very pretty too!

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Comment by lynnmarie:
This is commonly known as Indian blanket flower (Gaillardia) in the family Asteraceae (sunflower family). They grow wild in Kansas, but I've noticed a lot of people plant them in their gardens. I just love the bright red and yellow combination.

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Comment by quiet_observation:
gaillardia I think.