dougbraz

Great lighting - the petals look like flames.

NIce work.

LOVE the twist on the stem!

The background compliments the flower well. I just agree that perhaps there should be more breathing space around the bloom. 

Very well done being able to keep the contrast of the drops on the white flower - lovely image!

A lovely bloom of phals, reworked with some HDR and some textures -

hope you like it!

Comments always appreciated.

This is a slipper orchid - paphiopedilum maudiae - with som etextures

added to the background

Hi Nadya - I'm not so sure about the really ghosty pear in the foreground, but the overall concept is really nice!

An interesting angle that you found for this nasturtium - resulted in a great shot!

As the days go by, this orchid has gone from a discreet pink speckled

flower to this rather plain - yet still interesting - specimen.

Comments as always, really are appreciated.

To the more learned, this will seem normal, but to me, I have not seen this

type of hibiscus before - quite nice I think.

Radu - the flamelike tips of the stamens are beautiful. The really stand out well.

Didn't realize they were out in the garden - I thought this was a studio shot! For some reason, I love the back view - it works well here, without having to show stamens, piths etc etc. Such a very clear picture, you ca see every tiny detail - nice one!

In some cases, they skip a year - aargh!

You wait a whole year, but then are rewarded with a least a couple of

lemony scented orchids. Thanks for stopping by - comments appreciated,

we try to improve..

An interesting angle for a picture from China- not the sort of image one conjures up when thinking of the country. Nice soft lighting allowing one to see all shadow detail. Probably hard to do, but maybe you could have waited for the people to leave the frame ?

Thanks Jim, for taking the time to scrutinize my image - much appreciated! 

A beautiful flower, some natural light and some textures. All comments

appreciated.

Thank you Rosario

Grown in a coconut shell (will have to change that after this flowering as it's

too big for the shell), a cattleya hybrid (no idea which one as there are sooo

many). Colors are pleasantly lively. Appreciate any comments you may

care to make. Thanks for stopping by

Lovely circle.

Beautiful flower, great background and spot on composition.

Spot on timing with the waves!

Extremely delicate image . Well done.

LOve how the petal wraps around the pith in a hug-like way..