Alien-looking flower

Very nice creative work, Dale!

Excellent work!

original and beautiful..congrats

Excellent, beautiful done.

Alberto

Well done!

Beautiful and original work!

Very nice capture.

awesome. Have you tried BW as well?

Very nice composition and great color. 

Ruud, Maurizio, Mehmet, Alberto, Grigoriy, Ovidiu, Art, Esteban, Joseph and Tony - thanks to all of you for the feedback.

@ Joseph, I didn't try it in B/W but when you mentioned it, I just quickly converted it to grayscale and was suprised that there was good separation from the background and it looked fine ... I would have been worried it might have blended in with the background. Thanks for the suggestion - I likely would not  have thought of it.

Until my photography class, I didn't realize how cool florals were in BW. I mean, florals are about color, right? I think this is amazing in color, I just figured BW might work as well. The top down view is great by the way.

Thank Joseph, I just took a look at your page - you indeed have an eye for imagery and colours (or lack thereof). Yes, for flowers I definitely think colours - that's why I doubt I would think to do it in B/W ... thanks for the new outlook which will help me down the road.

Absolutely Stunning!! Great Work

Thanks a lot there, Jerry!

Fantastic colors and detail!

Thank you Kathy :)

Interesting pattern, each petal shaped like a small spoon.  The colors are rich and attractive.

Thanks a lot Tony ... I am not sure if this flower is like this or whether it actually opens up later on.