ok I had another picture that took 5 shots to get but when I put them together it look squished. I chose this one because it showed the whole petal. I didn't want to go further away because it takes away from the macro of it all. Still fell in love with this one even if it only took three shots to get.

WOW! This is fantastic! Great job!

Thank you! I knew they were about ready to bloom and i told them yesterday that if they didnt (because i needed them for this shot but had a different idea i couldnt get) that i was going to chop them up into little pieces and burn them! Kidding of course they did cooperate and im pretty happy with this.

Beautiful, wonderful colours

ahhhh and I see burning must have been used for this?

No. Actually i just brought the three pics into pse and it put them together. All i did was flatten image, crop and work with the blacks. I dont even remember what burning is to tell you the truth.

Really really nice shot...gl author

Great colours!

Very nice! Like the sun beaming thru!

yeah i like the rays the sun creates//////

What, what!! Bad dog!

she's probably trying to steal the padding out of it for a pillow

Haha i wish i had to rely on padding! This particular one is for squeezing together and not showing nips. Im not a big fan of that but i was able to save it. Hehe

The dog looks embarassed way tuh go!

lol, could be worse.....let me tell you (check you mail)

omg yer right!!! lol

What a shame it has been let go.

its even worse now

Yay dirt on the face...great image

So powerful portrait.
So many emotions / feelings in one photo.
Perfect crop / skin tones / lighting / expression / look.
Words are not enough...
One of the best portraits i have EVER seen!
I haven't vote yet so i don't know who are you author but i must say that this MUST win no matter what.Perfect work & a favorite (i don't fav very often but this is a photo i got to have in my favorites).
Once again "perfect' work author.
R E S P E C T

Thank you so much karaflazz. This actually means a lot to me because I've seen your work and I really love it. Your work is fantastic. And again, thank you for such high praises.

Nice hobby I mean really nice hobby

Absolutely stunning, If I hadn't seen Karaflazz comment I would have thought it was one of his,

Well I think Dimitris summed it up best so what more can we say?

Beautiful shot, and a perfect chioce for selective colouring too. Awesome.

The clarity on this is amazing and it is GREAT except one thing....It is not black and white. I checked it out and there are reds, yellows, and magentas in there big time.

sorry, must have not desaturated the area enough, I will fix

Awesome shot, love this = )

Best points for (at least, for me) the best shot !!!

loved the face expression

Congratulations, well deserved, this must be the highest score I have seen in the photo section.

Congratulations

Congrats on 1st Place Win