Comment from suenethery
Wow. This is awesome. Excellent initial impact. I like the textures. Fantastic choice for the contest. Good luck my friend. Thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 18-Jul-2014

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reply by the author on 18-Jul-2014

thank you, .

Comment from Regina E.H-Ariel
Fantastic capture and beautiful presentation - I love the way your bud in standing in your frame - your angle is well chosen showing the inside evolution of a sunflower - your focus in great, your contrast and lighting genuine and perfect - super exposure - fantastic blurred background, your vignette helps to bring the focus point more to the center

a very lovely sunflower, pin sharp in details, well done, all the best for the contest

 Comment Written 18-Jul-2014

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reply by the author on 18-Jul-2014

thank you.

Comment from StRyCh9
Nicely taken, i think your color work is excellent and the contrast levels beautifully set to create a softness for your subject. Sharpness and depth are excellent. Good luck in the contest. A pleasure to view your work.

 Comment Written 18-Jul-2014

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reply by the author on 18-Jul-2014

thank you so much.

Comment from snowblaze
Nice pic.

I like the subject/title interplay. It is amazing that no other colors are emerging from this soon-to-be flower!

Nice focus and perfect depth of field. I also lie the curvature of the stem... really leads the eye into the subject of the photograph.

 Comment Written 18-Jul-2014

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reply by the author on 18-Jul-2014

thank you.

Comment from M. Celeste
I like the bend of the stem as the flower leans into the frame. Great detail shown of the petals and center. I like the b/g that highlights the tones of green. Very nice shot!

 Comment Written 18-Jul-2014

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reply by the author on 18-Jul-2014

thank you.

Comment from JIRINA
Nice entry for the green contest showing this sunflower ? long before the maturity of the bloom. Good clarity and details.

 Comment Written 18-Jul-2014

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reply by the author on 18-Jul-2014

thank you.

reply by JIRINA on 18-Jul-2014

You are welcome. Irina

Comment from Lilibug6
This is a really cool looking plant! I love the way the inside looks! What is this! Great contender for the contest! Great focus and colors! Nice job! Good luck=) Lilibug6

 Comment Written 18-Jul-2014

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reply by the author on 18-Jul-2014

thanks. Family of sunflower.

reply by Lilibug6 on 18-Jul-2014

Very nice=)
Lili

Comment from GaliaG
excelelnt focus on the flower front and lovely blur background

good colors, good technique and initial immpact

thanks for sharing

 Comment Written 18-Jul-2014

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reply by the author on 18-Jul-2014

thank you, Galia.

Comment from trishgoody
Green it is but soon to be yellow.
You have composed this very well with subtle blended colors in the background and perfect illumination of the flower head.
Well done and good luck.

 Comment Written 18-Jul-2014

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reply by the author on 18-Jul-2014

thank you, trish.

Comment from tdragonfly
Nice entry for the contest. Love the angle of the shot. Framed well. Good attention to detail. Good luck.

 Comment Written 18-Jul-2014

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reply by the author on 18-Jul-2014

thank you so much.