Red flowering gum No 2

I was trying for something a little different in a close-up flower

shot.

Nice, but I'm puzzled: which rules does it break?

That's great! It's humorously surrealistic, as if something has pierced the image from behind, leaving a bloody exit wound, but it's really a picture of a flower. Dali would slap you on the back!

Thanks Scott, but really wasn't the effect I was hoping to convey... maybe a cultural difference here?

 

BTW I love your portfolio - how do you do your macro pictures?

105mm Micro, usually flash, either manual or TTL, depending on subject. I often hold the TTL flash off-camera. I'm sorry if my comment disappointed you, but I really like the picture!

Aren't Australian wildflowers great subjects for macro photography! They often don't look like much from afar but there is so much detail.

 

Nice shot!