Anemone in a flowerbed

Pastel colors for a blue Anemone. Please look in the larger view.

Thanks for your comments and advices.

A fabulous image. Congratulations!

Excellent!

Very attractive,original idea,no other words than delight with the image.

my best regards

beautiful image. colors , composition, lightning are superb. probably one of your best.very good

vezio

nice colors an light giuseppe...regards....david

This is an excellent shot, Giuseppe ! I have no nitpicks. A wallhanger. Best wishes. Peter

unique flower and color beautifully rendered.  If this was taken outside, clarity is also exceptional. The bg adds to the mystique.

Un 6 anche da me per questa bellissima e audace composizione!

Such a beautiful composition. I was sure I had commented on it last evening, but I must have had to shut down early. For some reason it reminds me of the days when I wore my hair long and straight to my waist, wore rose coloured glasses and a Peace Sign around my neck. Truly lovely Giuseppe!

Very beautiful image!

Why are you using a polarizer? Is that your trick to get just the right bluish glow?

A very nice original result, Giuseppe!

Bjorn, the polarizer filter enhances all the colors specially the blue of the sky. Here I have switched a little the natural color of the sky for increasing the distance between the blue subject and the background.
Thanks for the comment and the interest about the photo.

Number Four

Astonishing colour, but also slightly artificial looking. best, j

Compliment for this one chosen as photo of the day,deserve this.

I like the very soft forms and colors of the background, and they enhance the relative sharpness of the flower.  The blue on blue works very well -- it's a soft landing spot for the flower.  For me, this is a very gentle expression of nature in the spring.

Do you know what's causing the white outlining along the edge of the flower?

Pretty shot. Though it appears the remains of a selection tool action may have been used to separate the flower from a background at one point?

Fred and Ken, I think there are two reasons, both at the end of the process, after the resizing. One is the final sharpen that has created a white line besides the dark line in the borders, what is normal. But there are also the signs of a selection made for dividing the subject from the blurred background before sharpening. My mistake was to miss a final control before posting. I am sorry.
Thanks for your help.

Thanks Giuseppe. Still, it's a very pleasing photo

Superb shot. There is a minor blurring at the edges. But does not take away from the image. Well Done.

Beautiful!

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Beautiful...sharp flower details. If this was mine, I would maybe try different crops, for me there is maybe too much "empty" space on the left side, but those flower colors in the background make some balance anyway.