Comment from Susan F. M. T.
Eileen,
A beautiful close up of this stunning blue Plumbago flower glowing out from the darker green background further down it's stem are more bus yet to open. Artistic composition, framing & lighting taken with superb camera techniques & sharp focus.
Susan

 Comment Written 10-Dec-2018

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reply by the author on 13-Dec-2018

thank you so very much Susan

Comment from Stringbean
A stunning shot of the beautiful flowering Blue Plumbago. Blues are the most beautiful flower in the garden.....love how their color intensify and how they advance in the garden as the sun goes down. Perfectly framed and well composed shot with nice placement of the flower in your image. Very well photographed with beautiful natural light, sharp focus, rendering wonderful details in the petals and stamen of this lovely flower. Also love that the buds are in sharp focus as well. Your diffused background compliments your photography beautifully. Outstanding work and thanks for sharing.

 Comment Written 04-Dec-2018

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reply by the author on 04-Dec-2018

thank you so very much Mary Lynn!!

Comment from iPhone7
What a wonderful photo of this Plumbago Eileen.Great positioning in the frame and the colors are just perfect. No doubt that this will be the photo that all the others will be judged against. Best of the best in the contest Eileen ~ Steve

 Comment Written 03-Dec-2018

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reply by the author on 04-Dec-2018

Thanks so much Steve!

Comment from Robert Plain
Beautiful photograph, Eileen. Especially like your choice of depth of field.
This works really well with the flower in sharp focus and the mid-range slightly blurred. Very nice job.

 Comment Written 03-Dec-2018

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reply by the author on 04-Dec-2018

Thanks Robert!

Comment from Barbara L.
This is a lovely look at this flower! Your composition is very good with the flower slightly off center and the stem on a diagonal. Perfect depth of field to have the flower sharp and the background soft. Beautiful light and color. Great entry for the contest! Best of luck!

 Comment Written 03-Dec-2018

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reply by the author on 04-Dec-2018

Wow, thank you so very much Barbara!

Comment from nikman
Well, judging by this nice shot it's good to be rare! Your fine off -centre composition grants us an enjoyable look at your beautiful bloom. Sharpness and exposure are good. Well done and good luck!

 Comment Written 03-Dec-2018

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reply by the author on 04-Dec-2018

thanks Nik :)

Comment from michiganmike
A beautiful flower that would be great in my very "informal" garden if only it could take the cold. The composition is beautiful and the colors are fantastic. Best wishes in the contest.

 Comment Written 03-Dec-2018

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reply by the author on 04-Dec-2018

Thanks so much Mike.

Comment from Dick Lee Shia
Excellent choice of subject.
A lone floret surrounded by 9 buds.
My favorite ever-present blue floral accent whenever I have a landscaping project.

Subtle illumination.
Enhancing brightness a bit would surely improve the details...

Diffused focusing. Dynamic diagonal framing.

Nice perspective & narrow DOF.

Thanks for sharing...

 Comment Written 03-Dec-2018

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reply by the author on 04-Dec-2018

thanks Dick

reply by Dick Lee Shia on 05-Dec-2018

Welcome!