Thistle Flower -Carduus acanthoides

Very nicely composed close-up  photograph  of  this prickly  flower. Nicely blurred background  highlighting  the flower perfectly. And,  if  you used a polarizing  filter, you could avoid the  white  surface reflection of the leaves.

Bela,

thank you very much for your thoughtful critique and advice , together with your appreciation of this image.

cheers

Sam