Beautiful Blues in My Garden 2

I can't decide which one is best, any thoughts, comments, critiques are

welcome. Thanks for looking.

Wonderful capture Linda! I like this one more because of DOF and the blurry background.

Best regards Sadegh

I do like both, but if I had to choose it would be this one, it is a bit less fussy and better lit, and the closer perspective,  making the detail more apparent. Beautiful vivid blues and calm greens compliment each other nicely.

Very Nice work Linda

Regards

Alf

Beautiful green and back light on the blue.  I can feel the mood "It is great to be alive and what a beautiful day in my garden"  Can relate to that lol . Very nice Linda. 

Beautiful work!

Linda, gosh i just discovered your portfolio for the first time and read your bio. Linda you are one amazing lady with or without the camera. also see you like blue willow design. We live in the Marlborough Sounds, have our own wee bay and beach, i sometimes walk up and down our beach finding bits of sea glass and always get excited when it turns out to be willow glass, which is not very often unfortunately. i like this version of your flowers as the other one is a wee bit dark in front.

Indeed.  I like how the sun shine through, almost making them into stained-glass windows.

Great tonality and wonderful composition.

Regards(Bobby).

Yes, they are!

My preference would be this tighter crop. It delivers more impact and detail whereas the other hoovers between a flower and a landscape composition in a bad way. (to my eyes of course...)

Regards, M.

Sadegh, thank you!

Alf, I think it is unanimous,  everyone prefers this version. Thank you.

Andrea, that is the mood alright. Somedays I wish I were a bug.  

Dr. Didi, thank you.

Roger, I do love Blue Willow. The day that bio shot was taken I was wearing a new T-shirt that I bought on impulse the moment I saw it. I was also wearing ear rings and pendent made of old broken peices of Blue Willow. I hadn't really realized that I was becoming a bit Obsessive Compulsion until I noticed while sitting in my dining room that I matched.

Jeff, thank you. It's nice to hear from you.

Bobby, thank you.

Matthijs, many thanks for the tip.  I appreciate it.

Hi Linda!  I also vote for this one.  It somehow fills the space a bit more gracefully and I love it!  Are these called 'Bachelor's Buttons'?   I've been wanting some of these for my garden because I love the vivid purple color!  It's a shame we don't live closer together, or we could swap perennials!  :-)

Simply beautiful, Linda...lovely colors and dof...my best

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Christal, I don't know what these are called, the previous owners of our house planted them. They are so beautiful, I love them. The are very prolific, reproduce themselves like weeds. It's good to hear from you. Best wishes.

Very beautiful image, so well lit and so pleasant to view, wishing you all of the best y friend.

Beautiful, colors are excellent.

Alberto

Thanks to both of you for kind and generous comments. It's good to hear from you.