Comment from pattigirl
Very nicely presented! Color and design of this little flower are lovely. Clarity and focus are excellent. Well composed. Creative handling (no pun intended) in the wind. You got a wonderful capture.

 Comment Written 16-Jun-2012

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reply by the author on 17-Jun-2012

Thank you very much for the lovely review

Comment from goldie-lopez
This intrigued me very much, I couldn't figure if I like the hand within it, darkness to the right. But just looking at it a bit more I think I know why you choose what you did here.

It's the hand is blurred, so it isn't that much of an distraction. While the blacken park draws your eyes towards the flower.
I like the flower is just lovely. That is truly the main part isn't it. Seeing this beautiful flower.

Nice work,
Goldie

 Comment Written 16-Jun-2012

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reply by the author on 17-Jun-2012

Thank you very much for the lovely review

Comment from widdlebeckcollection
Hello Annie, Stuning picture that stands out very well indeed! I think leaving your hand in works! The colour is briliant, light and focusing too! Your close up shot shows the flowers design just perfectly, the detail is very good. Thankyou, Gary

 Comment Written 16-Jun-2012

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reply by the author on 17-Jun-2012

Thank you very much for the lovely review and the generous rating

Comment from canon shooter
Nice presentation under the conditions that you mentioned. Great camera work with one hand. Did you use the remote or the delay? The vignette really helped to create a very good POV. Thanks for the information and the photo.

 Comment Written 16-Jun-2012

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reply by the author on 17-Jun-2012

Thank you very much for the lovely review. I did not use either remote or delay, I just clicked when I thought both my hands were steady enough

Comment from Black Tomatoes Inc
Beautiful shot! I love the composition and I think the depth of field is awesome. The Macro on the flower is super sharp and focused and the colours are warm and very pleasing to the eye. Nice work!

 Comment Written 16-Jun-2012

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reply by the author on 17-Jun-2012

Thank you very much for the lovely review

Comment from Old Redeye
Beautiful shot. The flower is so luminous, I thought it was a piece of metal jewelry. Excellent lighting, composition, exposure and dof. Thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 16-Jun-2012

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reply by the author on 17-Jun-2012

Thank you very much for the lovely review

Comment from qe2 chris
Wow ,love your great photo.The flower head is nearly pin sharpe.Good back ground colouring and blurring all helping to truly focus on the flower head.

 Comment Written 16-Jun-2012

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reply by the author on 17-Jun-2012

Thank you very much for the lovely review

Comment from suenethery
Very nice shot. How do you get much beautiful close up/macro shots. I like the textures. The lighting is perfect. Excellent

 Comment Written 16-Jun-2012

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reply by the author on 17-Jun-2012

Thank you very much for the lovely review

Comment from pokeyb
I love the sharpness and colors of the flower! Now that is tack sharp! I don't like your hand in it though. Try something else to hold the flower. Unless you are an expert in Photoshop then you can change the background to what ever you want. Nice work! Thank you for sharing!

 Comment Written 16-Jun-2012

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reply by the author on 17-Jun-2012

Thank you very much for the lovely review. I could easily have changed the background if I had wanted to. I just thought that including the hand would make for a kind of different shot of a flower. Most people like the hand, others don't. LOL

Comment from marieann green
Very sweet little flower. Would have preferred it without the hand as I find the fingers very distracting and take away from the center of interest. Great clarity

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 Comment Written 16-Jun-2012

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reply by the author on 17-Jun-2012

Thank you very much for the review