Comment from supergold
a wonderful close up of this strange very long bell shapped flower; nice bright red color with amazing sharp details; would be interesting to have the name;

 Comment Written 22-May-2016

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reply by the author on 22-May-2016

Thanks Fred, I did some research and found it is called Correa sometimes known as native fuchsia. :) Mary

Comment from GaliaG
nice capture of those strange flowers, but the flower on the background is not focus, neither blur enough and this is a big distraction

thanks for sharing

 Comment Written 21-May-2016

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reply by the author on 22-May-2016

Thanks so much I appreciate your feedback. :) Mary

Comment from Lolly Cardinal
Magnificent photo of these flowers. Colors are bright and clear. Wonderful background for these flowers. One can see the inside of it hanging out they resemble "bleeding hearts" maybe related!
Shadowed, centered detailed properly! Magnificent photo and eye viewer.
Thanks for showing.
Congratulations and Good Luck!
Have yourself a great week-end!

 Comment Written 20-May-2016

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reply by the author on 21-May-2016

Thanks Lolly, I appreciate your positive and encouraging feedback. :) Mary

Comment from cs144
What an interesting flower. Great color and focus. I like that you use shallow depth of field. Great framing. Lots of texture. Great job.

 Comment Written 20-May-2016

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reply by the author on 21-May-2016

Thanks so much I appreciate your positive feedback. :) Mary

Comment from mikethompson30
This is a great shot. I love the rich color and the very shallow DOF. It gives real texture in the foreground and then the soft repetition that follows. Thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 20-May-2016

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reply by the author on 21-May-2016

Thanks Mike your encouraging feedback is appreciated. :) Mary

Comment from michiganmike
A very nice flower with great color. I think this shot would have been improved by more accurate camera placement or even by stopping down a couple stops so that the bottom of the bell and the dangling stamens would have been sharper.

 Comment Written 20-May-2016

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reply by the author on 21-May-2016

Thanks Mike I appreciate your suggestion and will give that a try next visit :) Mary

Comment from Life is but a dream.
Nice post, well composed with the bokeh consisdered to include the "little brother" in the background. The flower is sharp, well contrasted showing the environs in which "he" dwells. (I don't know why I'm calling a flower a he but there you go).

 Comment Written 20-May-2016

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reply by the author on 21-May-2016

Thanks Olga, your encouraging feedback is always appreciated. :) Mary

Comment from Dick Lee Shia
Subtle illumination.
Nice perspective & narrow DOF.
Diffused focusing.
Why? The whole image seems so blurry?
Nice vertical framing.
Thanks for sharing...

 Comment Written 20-May-2016

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reply by the author on 21-May-2016

Thanks Dick, do you mean I am totally not focused as it appears to be focused on main flower to me and other reviewers. Appreciate your feedback. :) Mary

reply by Dick Lee Shia on 21-May-2016

It is soft in the thumbnail Mary, and in the large scale...