Brugmansia

[Ron Conlon]

An unopened Angel's Trumpet flower, emphasizing how hairy these flowers are. The plant is inside now and fills the house with its scent every evening.
30 images (perhaps excessive, but is a large flower, and it was at an angle) stacked in Zerene. D5100 200mm f9 1/200s remotely fired flash, tripod, camera tethered to laptop with Helicon remote to identify the exact near and far focus points, but the stack captured by manuallly changing the focus.

[John Robinson]

Superb detail Ron- excellent!
maybe to include the whole flower would have been good, but no big deal
John

[Ron Conlon]

Thanks, John. I agree that the composition is weak, but went this direction to put emphasis on the hairs. A shot like you describe should work in a large print--beauty from a distance and crazy hairy close up. I think the plant is done for the year, so will keep it in mind for next.

[Nancy Bell]

The details of those tiny hairs is phenomenal! And those graceful curving edges of the flower add a very lovely component. From large context to the very small.

[Diane Miller]

Excellent choice of composition for a close-up! I love the detail and tonalities!

[Anita Bower]

Wow! Excellent work! I admire your patience. Beautiful color. Wonderful details. Great composition. The flower stands out nicely against the black. I'd clone out the few little dirt spots so you would have a perfect image.