secret admirer

This is kind of busy for a macro, but I had to include many areas of

this image to tell the story I saw. (I think the flower is some type

of phlox.) Comments and critique welcome.

Hi Wayne,

  Beautiful image with wonderful colors & details.  Take care, Patsy

Hi Wayne,

Yes, this is Phlox paniculata, your basic garden Phlox. It's a pretty flower to photograph and  you got the color nicely.  The buds going diagonally across the frame are appealing with their soft swirls. One thing you may want to consider when framing these, is to look for spent blossoms and remove them with tweezers. Sometimes that's easier said than done. They're easy to miss when you're concentrating on other things. The flowers in your portfolio are very nice.

Patsy,

This a little different from what I normally try with macros.  I saw the distant out of focus elements as part of the story and tried to frame them as such.

Laura,

Thanks for the comments and information.  I admit I often count on members to help me with identification of flowers, birds, insects, etc.  In this situation, this one spent flower became a  major part of the story.  (I though first of using the title "beauty and the beast")

Wayne,

I understand better now. Thanks.

Wayne ! beautiful cpmposition-lighting and colors (like art) best regards janegbert

Beautiful Macro Wayne. Such a lovely flower, do you know what it is?