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It is hard for me to choose,  all 3 are  so beautiful. What I like especially is the natural look of them, so different from what I see in the flower shops...I love the form each flower has, like little butterflies group assembly.....;-)) The purple  colors are touching, and the hint  of green on the lower part( and upper too) shows that it is the wonder that earth grows , and we human being can enjoy this natural beauty.

As I like so much your series of them,  I recomend each visitor entering your work, to look for those files. Thanks for uploading all 3 of  them!

Pnina,

You knew I could not turn down a request from you for some orchid photos :-)

Glad you like them.

I love the combination of sharpness and blur. Did you do this in camera or post? Either way, lovely results!

Very nice Gordon, beautiful layering, and almost gone stem in the dark. No nits to pick here.

very artistic shoot

There's a luscious simplicity to this. The gentle implied movement, the rich yet soft color, the hint of stem grounding it, the depth you've achieved. You bring a unique and personal vision to flower photos I don't often experience in the genre. There's something exhilarating about looking at this, as if the petals are dancing with your camera. Personality.

Beautiful!

Gordon, this is enchanting.  I looked at this for several minutes, it is almost hypnotic. The sharp focus and the difussion works so well together. Great image.

Very Nice Gordon!!