Another Dahlia Denizen with Revision

Oh, yes, I am one; Ned didn't make me do it! And every year the infatuation with these self-contained rainbows of color gets worse. How sad...

Many thanks to Connell's Dahlia Farm in Tacoma, WA. five acres of dahlias-- oh, my!

D200, 24-120/3.5-5.6G VR @ 90mm, with 12mm ext. tube on tripod; cable release; f5.6, 1/40s, +1.0EV, ISO 200.

Thanks for having a look.

Cathleen,

I like hoe this is a from a somewhat different viewpoint than some of the others (mine included!) The green background really makes this a complete image.
JG

Beautiful shot !! I kind of miss the very bottom of the flower that got cropped, but the BG, color and angle are all making up for it. Love this one - another flower nut !!!!

Great angle, the soft color works nicely here

Very nice depth of field and I love the color.

This is very good detail and color.... the orientation kind of throws me off.. but man, it is sure processed good - I like this variety as well

This one really pops Catherine. It's beautiful.

Thank you everyone for your commentst. This is posted over on Flora, too, where I asked a couple specific questions. One comment was about the viewer not liking anything that distracted from the flower and referred to the bg even though "nothing is wrong with it." I appreciated the comment, as it got me thinking... What do you think of this revision?

Love it - but the crop off the bottom petals is a little "off" to me - easily corrected, if you wish, though.
Beautiful irredescent colors.

Sandy r

I love the sweeping motion the flowers seem to have. Very cool shot.