Comment from supergold
a very nice capture of this flower bud with yellow, rusty and orange petals; excellent backlighting and sharp focus;

 Comment Written 10-Sep-2015

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reply by the author on 10-Sep-2015

Thanks for your positive feedback :-)

Comment from Lilibug6
This is very nice! The focus is great! The colors are very pretty! The lighting is great! The presentation is very nice! Well done and thanks for sharing! Lilibug6

 Comment Written 08-Sep-2015

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reply by the author on 08-Sep-2015

Thanks again Lori, :) Mary

reply by Lilibug6 on 08-Sep-2015

You are very welcome=) Lori

Comment from GaliaG
Excellent separation of the flower from the blur background

excellent focus, details and lighting on the flower

good composition and presentation

thanks for sharing

 Comment Written 08-Sep-2015

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reply by the author on 08-Sep-2015

Thankyou so much GailiaG your support and encouragement is appreciated :) Mary

Comment from Jairos
Fantastic Close-Up, Great composition with blurred b/g, the colors are beautiful good initial impact and good focus, well done jairos

 Comment Written 07-Sep-2015

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reply by the author on 07-Sep-2015

Thanks Jairos, I am really happy to read your positive words :) Mary

Comment from Dick Lee Shia
A prayerful bloom giving thanks to another lovely morning on Fathers' Day!
An interesting initial impact. Harmonious colors. Nice perspective & narrow DOF. Excellent lighting, focusing & framing. Thanks for sharing...

 Comment Written 07-Sep-2015

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reply by the author on 07-Sep-2015

Thanks Dick, your encouragement is appreciated. :) Mary

Comment from seshadri_sreenivasan
This is a beautiful shot of the bud!. You have framed it well. Light and sharpness are very effective in creating a lovely capture. Good effort!

 Comment Written 07-Sep-2015

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reply by the author on 07-Sep-2015

Thanks so much your positive feedback is appreciated. :) Mary

Comment from photobeat
it is so beautiful and really well taken, perfect framing technique. depth of filed and details are excellent, well done indeed, beny ")

 Comment Written 07-Sep-2015

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reply by the author on 07-Sep-2015

Thanks so much Beny, appreciate your positive feedback once again. :) Mary

Comment from Chromewash
This is a good close-up:-

There is no blurring.

Did you use Macro?

Overall, the flower is nicely depicted, i.e clear.

The background is dark, but this further serves to enhance the foreground.


Thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 07-Sep-2015

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reply by the author on 07-Sep-2015

Thanks for your positive feedback, I used the 18-55mm Nikon Lens zoomed in on bud at F4.8 :) Mary