Summer Begins.
Uploaded: May 14, 2016 13:56:13 | Entered: May 14, 2016 13:56:53
It is a sure sign summer has arrived when our Australian native Flannel Flowers start to bloom.
While they look great and feel silky smooth, their perfume leaves a lot to be desired.
Exif: F Number: 9, Exposure Bias Value: 0.00, ExposureTime: 10/12500 seconds, Flash: did not fire., ISO: 400, White balance: Auto white balance, FocalLength: 70.00 mm, Model: NIKON D80
Candace M. Cleveland May 14, 2016
Have never seen one before.. The petals look like velvet and the center is gorgeous.. Great capture John..Great background. #1658023
Tammy M. Anderson
May 14, 2016
Gord MacEachern May 14, 2016
Gorgeous floral John, beautifully taken !! #11474195Lynn M. Whitt May 14, 2016
Beautiful flower and capture. #11474200
Leslie McLain
May 14, 2016
Terry Cervi
May 14, 2016
Bojan Bencic
May 15, 2016
Jeff Robinson
May 15, 2016
Kirsten Kiki Kjaer May 15, 2016
WOW it sure is beautiful, John.Ujjwal Mukherjee May 15, 2016
A delightful floral capture with gorgeous light,John!! #11474430
Patrick Rouzes
May 15, 2016
John Connolly May 15, 2016
thank you all for your kind thoughts on this one! #11474601
Reynaldo D. Reyes
May 15, 2016
Nadia Paul May 16, 2016
Just gorgeous John - beautiful detail and great bokeh! #11474763
Nancy L. Green
May 16, 2016
John Connolly May 16, 2016
Many thanks Reynaldo, Nadia and Nancy! #11474987
Emile Abbott
May 16, 2016
Marijana Fajgl May 16, 2016
Wonderful details, colours and DOF! Beautiful flower and image, John! #11475012Wendy A. Blanchard May 16, 2016
Beautiful floral John, great lighting and detail! #11475062
Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas
May 17, 2016
John Connolly May 17, 2016
Thank you so much Emile, Marijana, Wendy and Amalia! #11475417
Martha R. Mazon
May 18, 2016
John Connolly May 18, 2016
Thank you Martha! #11475754Katherine Kuhn May 19, 2016
What a cool flower, John! Great composition & background to set it off! #11476113John Connolly May 20, 2016
Thank you Katherine! #11476515
Emile Abbott
June 30, 2016
Natasha Pliss
June 30, 2016
Tammy M. Anderson
June 30, 2016
Marijana Fajgl June 30, 2016
Another fantastic finalist, John! Big congratulations! #11490429
Patrick Rouzes
June 30, 2016
Ujjwal Mukherjee June 30, 2016
Glad to see this beautiful image making the Finalist,John! Congratulations!! #11490623Sign up for an interactive online photography course to get critiques on your photos.
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