Form and Color

Another from the Dahlia shoot - done with very shallow DOF - f2.8

Canon EF 100 mm Macro
Wide open

This doesn't feel as balanced as your other shots Ned. Cool shot with great colors nonetheless. Nice work.

I like the creativity here. The dark spot in the center of the flower bothers me a little, though I'm not sure why. I really like the striation on the sharp petals.

Thanks for the comments... the color palette is what attracted me most when I processed this...

That white petal in the middle of the fg is too much for this lovely shot, Ned. Great going on exploring shallow dof in flower photography. In the flora forum, some of us are quite nuts about it!

Thanks, Catherine...