Summer Begins.

© John Connolly

Summer Begins.

Uploaded: May 14, 2016 13:56:13 | Entered: May 14, 2016 13:56:53

Description

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

Comments

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 level-deluxe May 14, 2016

Perfect capture of this beautiful floral. Outstanding light and details. #11474163

Gord MacEachern May 14, 2016

Gorgeous floral John, beautifully taken !! #11474195

Lynn M. Whitt May 14, 2016

Beautiful flower and capture. #11474200

Leslie McLain level-classic May 14, 2016

Beautiful capture, John. #11474258

Terry Cervi level-deluxe May 14, 2016

What a stunning capture, John!! #11474261

Bojan Bencic level-classic May 15, 2016

Great looking flower, John. Excellent capture and background. #11474360

Jeff Robinson level-deluxe May 15, 2016

You captured this flower beautifully John!! #11474377

Kirsten Kiki Kjaer May 15, 2016

WOW it sure is beautiful, John.
And as I understand it's a good thing that I can't smell it :) #11474388

Ujjwal Mukherjee May 15, 2016

A delightful floral capture with gorgeous light,John!! #11474430

Patrick Rouzes level-classic May 15, 2016

Beautiful tones, colors, clarity, focus & lighting, John. WTG! #11474466

John Connolly May 15, 2016

thank you all for your kind thoughts on this one! #11474601

Reynaldo D. Reyes level-classic May 15, 2016

Love the way the petals are spread out to welcome summer. Great entry for the MT. #11474607

Nadia Paul May 16, 2016

Just gorgeous John - beautiful detail and great bokeh! #11474763

Nancy L. Green level-classic May 16, 2016

BEAUTIFULLY done floras John, WTG!! <>< #11474877

John Connolly May 16, 2016

Many thanks Reynaldo, Nadia and Nancy! #11474987

Emile Abbott level-deluxe May 16, 2016

Nice presentation John #11475006

Marijana Fajgl May 16, 2016

Wonderful details, colours and DOF! Beautiful flower and image, John! #11475012

Wendy A. Blanchard May 16, 2016

Beautiful floral John, great lighting and detail! #11475062

Amalia Sylvia Arriaga Salinas level-classic May 17, 2016

Fantastic details and lighting John!,
Amalia #11475318

John Connolly May 17, 2016

Thank you so much Emile, Marijana, Wendy and Amalia! #11475417

Martha R. Mazon level-classic May 18, 2016

Very lovely, John. #11475608

John Connolly May 18, 2016

Thank you Martha! #11475754

Katherine Kuhn May 19, 2016

What a cool flower, John! Great composition & background to set it off! #11476113

John Connolly May 20, 2016

Thank you Katherine! #11476515

Emile Abbott level-deluxe June 30, 2016

Congratulations on this awesome finalist, John. Have a nice trip, my friend. #11490144

Natasha Pliss level-classic June 30, 2016

Congratulations on your another great Finalist, John! Best of luck in the next run! #11490182

Tammy M. Anderson level-deluxe June 30, 2016

Beautiful finalist. Congrats! #11490235

Marijana Fajgl June 30, 2016

Another fantastic finalist, John! Big congratulations! #11490429

Patrick Rouzes level-classic June 30, 2016

Congrats on the beautiful finalist, John. #11490576

Ujjwal Mukherjee June 30, 2016

Glad to see this beautiful image making the Finalist,John! Congratulations!! #11490623

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