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    Taken this morning at the local botanical gardens. More DOF would have been better. Clone small stem. Slight crop.

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    Hope you like it...........

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    Hey Jay,
    I like the way the colors pop off the dark BG. You got VG seperation on the stamen but I do wish you had a bit more in the petals......not that you could do anything about that in a botanical gardens.........so given the conditions.....I think this turned out very well!

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    Roman, thanks...........agree, that more separation in the leaves would have been better. Didn't see it, until you pointed it out.

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    Hi..Jay I also..like the BG. Nice combination.. and you can used Black BG too.. Like the light on petals. Nice shot

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    Jay, I do give you kudos for getting the stamen out in the open so they really shine! The entire image has a great mood to it and I like the almost irridescent quality of the petals.

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    Hi Jay. The bright colors of the flower really pop nicely against the dark background and the curve of the stem adds to a very nice comp. The image seems a little on the dark side - but I like the mood that creates so I wouldn't suggest changing that. I'm wondering if you noticed that one of the petals is missing - which is giving you that nice view of the stamens right down to the base. (Lilies have flower parts in multiples of 3 so there should be 6 petals.) Nevertheless, this is a very well done image showing the inner workings of a lily flower.

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    Hey Steve, thanks for the feedback..........I didn't know about mulitples of 3. Also, wasn't aware of the missing pedal, just thought it was a fortunate view Yes, it was processed in "low-key" for effect.

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    Lovely image -wouldn't change a thing - good job there was a petal missing!!

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    Looks like the missing petal has opened up a beautiful picture. The bright red and white really complements well with the dark BG. I might add some more canvas on top. But a lovely picture overall. TFS

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    Love the graceful delicacy of this flower and image! Gorgeous light! The flower glows! The dof if dine with me. Excellent!

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